Village · Parasia, Chhindwara # Ghaliwada Ghaliwada is a village in Parasia sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 589 people in 130 households, the 52nd largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.0%. - 589 people (2011) - 130 households - 60.3% literacy - 876 females per 1,000 males ## Ghaliwada PIN code and other codes Ghaliwada falls in Parasia sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Parasia - Census village code 494733 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Ghaliwada from nearby towns? - Parasia (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ) 40 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Ghaliwada? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Ghaliwada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Shivpuri - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Parasia - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chhindwara - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Ghaliwada known for? The main crops are soyabean, makka and wheat. About 52% of the 225 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Ghaliwada Of every 100 households in Ghaliwada in 2011, 43 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ghaliwada · ■ Parasia rural average - Electricity for lighting 43% 75% - Toilet within the home 5% 19% - No toilet (open defecation) 95% 81% - Tap water 0% 26% - Drinking water within premises 0% 16% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 12% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 87% - Use banking services 82% 47% - Television 3% 24% - Mobile phone 2% 25% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 15% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 92% 48% - Own their home 94% 82% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Ghaliwada? ■ Ghaliwada · ■ Parasia rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 60.3% 67.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 876 966 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 814 985 - Working population 49.4% 40.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.2% for men and 47.9% for women. 60% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 12 (4%) · ■ Other work 7 (2%) · ■ Marginal 272 (93%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Parasia - Harra Het 645 people - Phutara 640 people - Bijori Fulla 634 people - Ghogari Ryt.Wari 614 people - Kharichetu 575 people - Kukar Munda 552 people - Lohangi 549 people - Titra 533 people All 90 villages in Parasia ## Quick answers - How far is Ghaliwada from Chhindwara? 40 km by road - What is the population of Ghaliwada? 589 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghaliwada in? Chhindwara district (Parasia sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Ghaliwada? 60.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/parasia/ghaliwada/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.