Village · Ghoda Dongri, Betul
# Shaktigarh

Shaktigarh is a village in Ghoda Dongri sub-district of Betul district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,371 people in 304 households, the 22nd largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.
- 1,371 people (2011)
- 304 households
- 80.0% literacy
- 987 females per 1,000 males

## Shaktigarh PIN code and other codes

Shaktigarh falls in Ghoda Dongri sub-district, Betul district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Ghoda Dongari
- Census village code 485932

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

## How far is Shaktigarh from nearby towns?
- Ghoda Dongri (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road
- Betul (district HQ) 77 km by road
- Betul (nearest town) 77 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Shaktigarh?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Chopna
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bagdona
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Betul
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 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
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 12 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Shaktigarh known for?

About 42% of the 626 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Shaktigarh

Of every 100 households in Shaktigarh in 2011, 68 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shaktigarh · ■ Ghoda Dongri rural average
- Electricity for lighting 68% 64%
- Toilet within the home 46% 18%
- No toilet (open defecation) 54% 82%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 34% 13%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 96%
- Use banking services 95% 74%
- Television 26% 17%
- Mobile phone 53% 29%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 24% 16%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 18% 31%
- 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 Shaktigarh?

■ Shaktigarh · ■ Ghoda Dongri rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 80.0% 60.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 987 999
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 928 975
- Working population 38.6% 50.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 72.3% for women. 54% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 79 (15%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (1%) · ■ Household industry 5 (1%) · ■ Other work 50 (9%) · ■ Marginal 390 (74%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Ghoda Dongri
- Chorpandra 1,471 people
- Siwanpat 1,454 people
- Pandhara 1,437 people
- Banjari Dhal Ryt 1,434 people
- Shantipur 1,343 people
- Malseoni 1,303 people
- Chikhal Pati 1,302 people
- Dulhara 1,277 people

All 172 villages in Ghoda Dongri

## Quick answers
- How far is Shaktigarh from Betul? 77 km by road
- What is the population of Shaktigarh? 1,371 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shaktigarh in? Betul district (Ghoda Dongri sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shaktigarh? 80.0% (Census 2011)

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