# Ghorad Village, Bichhua, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bichhua, Chhindwara 

# Ghorad

Ghorad is a village in Bichhua sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **739 people in 154 households**, the 36th largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 739people (2011)
- 154households
- 76.4%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Ghorad PIN code and other codes

Ghorad falls in Bichhua sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBichhua
- Census village code495454

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

## How far is Ghorad from nearby towns?

- Bichhua (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)76 km by road
- Lodhikheda (nearest town)45 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 Ghorad?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Ghorad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhanegaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bichhua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Ghorad known for?

About 54% of the 502 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 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 Ghorad

Of every 100 households in Ghorad in 2011, 98 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ghorad · ■ Bichhua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

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

**7%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****74%**

**47%

Television ****43%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**46%

Own their home ****95%**

**93%

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 Ghorad?

■ Ghorad · ■ Bichhua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**967

Working population ****67.3%**

**49.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 65.1% for women. 69% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 162 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (15%) · **■** Other work 32 (6%) · **■** Marginal 230 (46%)

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 Bichhua

- Chandkapur798 people
- Chakara787 people
- Panjara Dola759 people
- Dhanegaon755 people
- Kurai730 people
- Bandhamal724 people
- Dholpur700 people
- Jamuniya Kalan694 people

[All 147 villages in Bichhua](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/bichhua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghorad from Chhindwara?76 km by road
- What is the population of Ghorad?739 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghorad in?Chhindwara district (Bichhua sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghorad?76.4% (Census 2011)