# Ghondi Village, Paraswada, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Paraswada, Balaghat 

# Ghondi

Ghondi is a village in Paraswada sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **786 people in 196 households**, the 50th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 786people (2011)
- 196households
- 70.8%literacy
- 1,074females per 1,000 males

## Ghondi PIN code and other codes

Ghondi falls in Paraswada sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockParaswada
- Census village code498427

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Ghondi from nearby towns?

- Paraswada (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)40 km by road
- Baihar (nearest town)30 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Ghondi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Ghondi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ukwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ghondi known for?

The main crops are **dhan**. About 23% of the 717 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Ghondi

Of every 100 households in Ghondi in 2011, 85 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghondi · ■ Paraswada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****22%**

**46%

Television ****22%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**33%

Own their home ****93%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Ghondi?

■ Ghondi · ■ Paraswada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1074**

**1036

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**981

Working population ****65.9%**

**52.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 60.9% for women. 63% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 108 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (17%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 308 (59%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Paraswada

- Kalegaon810 people
- Tikariya810 people
- Dhurwa803 people
- Dudgaon Basti792 people
- Mohgaon777 people
- Jhiriya768 people
- Rajpur Theka767 people
- Silgi757 people

[All 173 villages in Paraswada](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/paraswada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghondi from Balaghat?40 km by road
- What is the population of Ghondi?786 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghondi in?Balaghat district (Paraswada sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghondi?70.8% (Census 2011)