# Ghoghri Village, Amarwara, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/amarwara/ghoghri/ Village · Amarwara, Chhindwara # Ghoghri Ghoghri is a village in Amarwara sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,234 people in 274 households**, the 34th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%. - 1,234people (2011) - 274households - 68.5%literacy - 890females per 1,000 males ## Ghoghri PIN code and other codes Ghoghri falls in Amarwara sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockAmarwara - Census village code493867 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ghoghri from nearby towns? - Amarwara (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ)65 km by road - Amarwara (nearest town)10 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 Ghoghri? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Ghoghri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Amarwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Ghoghri known for? The main crops are **soyabean, makka and wheat**. About 56% of the 698 hectares of village land is sown, and 148 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 Ghoghri Of every 100 households in Ghoghri in 2011, 85 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Ghoghri · ■ Amarwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **66% Toilet within the home ****11%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **92% Tap water ****27%** **20% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **96% Use banking services ****37%** **54% Television ****19%** **12% Mobile phone ****32%** **19% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****51%** **51% Own their home ****88%** **94% 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 Ghoghri? ■ Ghoghri · ■ Amarwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%** **64.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893** **970 Working population ****52.4%** **51.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.4% for men and 55.1% for women. 58% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 132 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 129 (20%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 54 (8%) · **■** Marginal 316 (49%) 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 Amarwara - Chhuwadei1,277 people - Khami1,266 people - Bhajiya1,263 people - Bhaji Pani1,238 people - Bandra1,210 people - Lingpani1,178 people - Dighawani1,164 people - Baheriya1,135 people [All 150 villages in Amarwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/amarwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ghoghri from Chhindwara?65 km by road - What is the population of Ghoghri?1,234 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghoghri in?Chhindwara district (Amarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Ghoghri?68.5% (Census 2011)