# Ghoghra Village, Chhindwara, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Chhindwara, Chhindwara 

# Ghoghra

Ghoghra is a village in Chhindwara sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **857 people in 167 households**, the 67th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 857people (2011)
- 167households
- 60.1%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Ghoghra PIN code and other codes

Ghoghra falls in Chhindwara sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockChhindwara
- Census village code494965

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

## How far is Ghoghra from nearby towns?

- Chhindwara (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)22 km by road
- Chhindwara (nearest town)22 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 Ghoghra?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Ghoghra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Atarwada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○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 market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Ghoghra known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, makka and wheat**. About 51% of the 674 hectares of village land is sown, and 86 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 Ghoghra

Of every 100 households in Ghoghra in 2011, 2 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghoghra · ■ Chhindwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**76%

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

**18%

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

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**15%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****13%**

**48%

Television ****2%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**17%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****60%**

**33%

Own their home ****89%**

**89%

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 Ghoghra?

■ Ghoghra · ■ Chhindwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.1%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**945

Working population ****52.7%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 47.8% for women. 53% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 161 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (10%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 234 (52%)

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 Chhindwara

- Rangin Khapa889 people
- Dewardha881 people
- Madanpur881 people
- Pulpuldoh871 people
- Moadei853 people
- Panjra851 people
- Marai843 people
- Bijepani836 people

[All 124 villages in Chhindwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chhindwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghoghra from Chhindwara?22 km by road
- What is the population of Ghoghra?857 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghoghra in?Chhindwara district (Chhindwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghoghra?60.1% (Census 2011)