# Sorkhi Village, Ghuwara, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/ghuwara/sorkhi/ Village · Ghuwara, Chhatarpur # Sorkhi Sorkhi is a village in Ghuwara sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,876 people in 338 households**, the 17th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%. - 1,876people (2011) - 338households - 53.1%literacy - 825females per 1,000 males ## Sorkhi PIN code and other codes Sorkhi falls in Ghuwara sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBada Malhera - Census village code458203 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sorkhi from nearby towns? - Ghuwara (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Chhatarpur (district HQ)90 km by road - Ghuwara (nearest town)13 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 Sorkhi? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Sorkhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ghuwara - ○Degree college10+ km · Ghuwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bada Malehra - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 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 Sorkhi known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and tilhan**. About 60% of the 1,032 hectares of village land is sown, and 181 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 Sorkhi Of every 100 households in Sorkhi in 2011, 39 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sorkhi · ■ Ghuwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****39%** **34% Toilet within the home ****0%** **3% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **97% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****70%** **30% Television ****15%** **8% Mobile phone ****22%** **29% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **44% 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 Sorkhi? ■ Sorkhi · ■ Ghuwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.1%** **57.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****825** **878 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****802** **891 Working population ****46.6%** **48.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.2% for men and 44.5% for women. 51% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 144 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 195 (22%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (2%) · **■** Marginal 511 (58%) 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 Ghuwara - Gorakhpura2,239 people - Saura1,983 people - Jhigari1,979 people - Madhikhera1,915 people - Hardol Patti1,810 people - Pura Patti1,775 people - Dalipur1,771 people - Biswan1,677 people [All 55 villages in Ghuwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/ghuwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sorkhi from Chhatarpur?90 km by road - What is the population of Sorkhi?1,876 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sorkhi in?Chhatarpur district (Ghuwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sorkhi?53.1% (Census 2011)