Village · Khairlanji, Balaghat
# Ghoti

Ghoti is a village in Khairlanji sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 4,456 people in 997 households, the 3rd largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.
- 4,456 people (2011)
- 997 households
- 74.4% literacy
- 1,015 females per 1,000 males

## Ghoti PIN code and other codes

Ghoti falls in Khairlanji sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Khairlanji
- Census village code 497527

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Ghoti from nearby towns?
- Khairlanji (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ) 45 km by road
- Waraseoni (nearest town) 26 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Ghoti?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Ghoti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Arambha
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Waraseoni
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Balaghat
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ghoti known for?

The main crops are dhan. About 66% of the 1,064 hectares of village land is sown, and 143 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Ghoti

Of every 100 households in Ghoti in 2011, 52 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghoti · ■ Khairlanji rural average
- Electricity for lighting 52% 66%
- Toilet within the home 6% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 88%
- Tap water 9% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 13%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 53% 30%
- Television 10% 13%
- Mobile phone 9% 17%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 49% 36%
- Own their home 99% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Ghoti?

■ Ghoti · ■ Khairlanji rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 74.4% 79.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1015 1027
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1052 983
- Working population 52.8% 57.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 65.0% for women. 59% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 467 (20%) · ■ Farm labourers 467 (20%) · ■ Household industry 17 (1%) · ■ Other work 67 (3%) · ■ Marginal 1,335 (57%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Khairlanji
- Khairlanji 5,309 people
- Khairi 4,492 people
- Bhendara Basti 3,924 people
- Sawari 3,671 people
- Khursipar 3,624 people
- Arambha 3,533 people

All 84 villages in Khairlanji

## Quick answers
- How far is Ghoti from Balaghat? 45 km by road
- What is the population of Ghoti? 4,456 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghoti in? Balaghat district (Khairlanji sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghoti? 74.4% (Census 2011)

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