# Ghosipur Village, Gaurihar, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gaurihar, Chhatarpur 

# Ghosipur

Ghosipur is a village in Gaurihar sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **249 people in 43 households**, the 125th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 249people (2011)
- 43households
- 50.5%literacy
- 791females per 1,000 males

## Ghosipur PIN code and other codes

Ghosipur falls in Gaurihar sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGaurihar
- Census village code457476

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

## How far is Ghosipur from nearby towns?

- Gaurihar (sub-district HQ)51 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)112 km by road
- Chandla (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 Ghosipur?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Ghosipur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sarwai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Laundi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhatarpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Ghosipur known for?

About 22% of the 164 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Ghosipur

Of every 100 households in Ghosipur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghosipur · ■ Gaurihar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****23%**

**26%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**42%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Ghosipur?

■ Ghosipur · ■ Gaurihar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.5%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****791**

**858

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1176**

**896

Working population ****43.0%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.7% for men and 36.7% for women. 47% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 30 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (33%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 41 (38%)

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 Gaurihar

- Kunwarpur278 people
- Partappur263 people
- Imlahi262 people
- Baraiya250 people
- Tilangpur207 people
- Behanpur163 people
- Gumanpur Nayatal154 people
- Kishori Pukhari104 people

[All 151 villages in Gaurihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/gaurihar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghosipur from Chhatarpur?112 km by road
- What is the population of Ghosipur?249 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghosipur in?Chhatarpur district (Gaurihar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghosipur?50.5% (Census 2011)