# Ghotni Village, Bichhua, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bichhua, Chhindwara 

# Ghotni

Ghotni is a village in Bichhua sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **186 people in 46 households**, the 129th largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 186people (2011)
- 46households
- 78.0%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Ghotni PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockBichhua
- Census village code495345

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

## How far is Ghotni from nearby towns?

- Bichhua (sub-district HQ)44 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)65 km by road
- Sausar (nearest town)25 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 Ghotni?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Ghotni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Badosa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sausar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Ghotni known for?

The main crops are **kapas, tuar and jawar**. About 17% of the 550 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 Ghotni

Of every 100 households in Ghotni in 2011, 64 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghotni · ■ Bichhua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**78%

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

**12%

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

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

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

**7%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****0%**

**47%

Television ****4%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****87%**

**46%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Ghotni?

■ Ghotni · ■ Bichhua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**967

Working population ****53.2%**

**49.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 74.0% for women. 54% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 24 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (14%) · **■** Other work 3 (3%) · **■** Marginal 58 (59%)

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

- Bandha Raitwari235 people
- Agrapur219 people
- Aklma216 people
- Pilkapur216 people
- Khairaji177 people
- Panathawari Raiytwari174 people
- Gawari Raitwari161 people
- Pathara Khurd151 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghotni from Chhindwara?65 km by road
- What is the population of Ghotni?186 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghotni in?Chhindwara district (Bichhua sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghotni?78.0% (Census 2011)