# Ghughwasa Village, Itarsi, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Itarsi, Hoshangabad 

# Ghughwasa

Ghughwasa is a village in Itarsi sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **757 people in 126 households**, the 59th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 757people (2011)
- 126households
- 83.5%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Ghughwasa PIN code and other codes

Ghughwasa falls in Itarsi sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockHoshangabad
- Census village code487300

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

## How far is Ghughwasa from nearby towns?

- Itarsi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)25 km by road
- Itarsi (nearest town)8 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 Ghughwasa?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Ghughwasa; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Itarsi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Itarsi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Itarsi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Ghughwasa known for?

About 89% of the 423 hectares of village land is sown, and 358 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 Ghughwasa

Of every 100 households in Ghughwasa in 2011, 99 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 97 had a mobile phone, 61 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Ghughwasa · ■ Itarsi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**64%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**90%

Use banking services ****100%**

**44%

Television ****92%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****97%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****61%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****1%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**91%

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 Ghughwasa?

■ Ghughwasa · ■ Itarsi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.5%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**946

Working population ****35.7%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.6% for men and 73.6% for women. 60% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 86 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (22%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 58 (21%) · **■** Marginal 64 (24%)

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 Itarsi

- Dodi789 people
- Kandai Kalan777 people
- Bisarodha767 people
- Malothar759 people
- Kotmi Ryt749 people
- Chitlai748 people
- Rupapur743 people
- Kohda742 people

[All 134 villages in Itarsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/itarsi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghughwasa from Hoshangabad?25 km by road
- What is the population of Ghughwasa?757 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghughwasa in?Hoshangabad district (Itarsi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghughwasa?83.5% (Census 2011)