Village · Seoni-Malwa, Hoshangabad
# Ghoghara

Ghoghara is a village in Seoni-Malwa sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 252 people in 46 households, the 158th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.
- 252 people (2011)
- 46 households
- 61.2% literacy
- 895 females per 1,000 males

## Ghoghara PIN code and other codes

Ghoghara falls in Seoni-Malwa sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Seoni-Malwa
- Census village code 487272

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Ghoghara from nearby towns?
- Seoni Malwa (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ) 80 km by road
- Seoni Malwa (nearest town) 35 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Ghoghara?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Ghoghara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Seoni-Malwa
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Seoni Malwa
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Seoni-Malwa
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 5 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 Ghoghara known for?

The main crops are soyabean. About 74% of the 136 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Ghoghara

Of every 100 households in Ghoghara in 2011, 96 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghoghara · ■ Seoni-Malwa rural average
- Electricity for lighting 96% 76%
- Toilet within the home 15% 41%
- No toilet (open defecation) 85% 59%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 37%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 92%
- Use banking services 2% 42%
- Television 4% 37%
- Mobile phone 0% 54%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 24%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 3%
- None of these assets 81% 31%
- Own their home 100% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Ghoghara?

■ Ghoghara · ■ Seoni-Malwa rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 61.2% 72.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 895 919
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 917 905
- Working population 50.0% 43.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.4% for men and 47.4% for women. 58% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 35 (28%) · ■ Other work 3 (2%) · ■ Marginal 88 (70%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Seoni-Malwa
- Jamuniyaharji 279 people
- Gidkheda 269 people
- Sirupura 258 people
- Jhagar 254 people
- Chandpura 241 people
- Jatamau 235 people
- Jijalwada 216 people
- Jhinganpur 214 people

All 187 villages in Seoni-Malwa

## Quick answers
- How far is Ghoghara from Hoshangabad? 80 km by road
- What is the population of Ghoghara? 252 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghoghara in? Hoshangabad district (Seoni-Malwa sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghoghara? 61.2% (Census 2011)

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