# Ghura Village, Rajnagar, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Rajnagar, Chhatarpur 

# Ghura

Ghura is a village in Rajnagar sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,860 people in 712 households**, the 16th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%.

- 2,860people (2011)
- 712households
- 62.5%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Ghura PIN code and other codes

Ghura falls in Rajnagar sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockRajnagar
- Census village code458075

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

## How far is Ghura from nearby towns?

- Rajnagar (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)34 km by road
- Khajuraho (nearest town)11 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 Ghura?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Ghura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nowgong
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Ghura known for?

About 51% of the 1,156 hectares of village land is sown, and 317 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 Ghura

Of every 100 households in Ghura in 2011, 56 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ghura · ■ Rajnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****33%**

**38%

Television ****12%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Ghura?

■ Ghura · ■ Rajnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%**

**57.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**891

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910**

**905

Working population ****43.2%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 51.5% for women. 50% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 434 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 132 (11%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 215 (17%) · **■** Marginal 439 (36%)

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 Rajnagar

- Dumra3,482 people
- Vikrampur3,111 people
- Pahara Purwa2,955 people
- Imalha2,864 people
- Pira2,793 people
- Pipat2,769 people
- Nadya2,686 people
- Bara2,674 people

[All 140 villages in Rajnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/rajnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghura from Chhatarpur?34 km by road
- What is the population of Ghura?2,860 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghura in?Chhatarpur district (Rajnagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghura?62.5% (Census 2011)
