Village · Khaknar, Burhanpur
# Ghanshyampura

Ghanshyampura is a village in Khaknar sub-district of Burhanpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 783 people in 187 households, the 69th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.4%.
- 783 people (2011)
- 187 households
- 67.6% literacy
- 873 females per 1,000 males

## Ghanshyampura PIN code and other codes

Ghanshyampura falls in Khaknar sub-district, Burhanpur district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Khaknar
- Census village code 506262

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

## How far is Ghanshyampura from nearby towns?
- Khaknar (sub-district HQ) 32 km by road
- Burhanpur (district HQ) 28 km by road
- Burhanpur (nearest town) 28 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Ghanshyampura?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Sirpur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Burhanpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Khaknar
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Ghanshyampura known for?

The main crops are cotton, soyabean and banana. About 73% of the 961 hectares of village land is sown, and 276 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Ghanshyampura

Of every 100 households in Ghanshyampura in 2011, 71 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghanshyampura · ■ Khaknar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 71% 72%
- Toilet within the home 0% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 87%
- Tap water 12% 38%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 19%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 9%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 91%
- Use banking services 96% 50%
- Television 15% 26%
- Mobile phone 44% 26%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 12% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 38% 52%
- Own their home 96% 94%

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

## What is the population of Ghanshyampura?

■ Ghanshyampura · ■ Khaknar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 67.6% 58.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 873 977
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 933
- Working population 47.3% 49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 50.3% for women. 52% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 71 (19%) · ■ Farm labourers 60 (16%) · ■ Other work 30 (8%) · ■ Marginal 209 (56%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Khaknar
- Sindh Kheda Kalan 904 people
- Pandhari 863 people
- Pipalpani 846 people
- Kardali 812 people
- Tembhi 781 people
- Pachori 765 people
- Shikarpura 760 people
- Khodri 727 people

All 81 villages in Khaknar

## Other places named Ghanshyampura
- Ghanshyam Pura · Village, Batiyagarh, Damoh · 2,007 people
- Ghanshyampura · Village, Ashta, Sehore · 134 people

## Quick answers
- How far is Ghanshyampura from Burhanpur? 28 km by road
- What is the population of Ghanshyampura? 783 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghanshyampura in? Burhanpur district (Khaknar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghanshyampura? 67.6% (Census 2011)

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