# Ghoghari Village, Sohagpur, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sohagpur, Hoshangabad 

# Ghoghari

Ghoghari is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **437 people in 90 households**, the 106th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 437people (2011)
- 90households
- 50.6%literacy
- 1,052females per 1,000 males

## Ghoghari PIN code and other codes

Ghoghari falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSohagpur
- Census village code487677

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

## How far is Ghoghari from nearby towns?

- Sohagpur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)65 km by road
- Sohagpur (nearest town)20 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 Ghoghari?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Ghoghari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sohagpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sohagpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Ghoghari known for?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and tuar**. About 6% of the 870 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Ghoghari

Of every 100 households in Ghoghari in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghoghari · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**61%

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

**27%

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

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****99%**

**34%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****65%**

**51%

Television ****16%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****53%**

**30%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Ghoghari?

■ Ghoghari · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.6%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1052**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1283**

**904

Working population ****74.6%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.7% for men and 42.4% for women. 77% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 18 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (17%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 244 (75%)

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 Sohagpur

- Paraswada445 people
- Katiya Khapa444 people
- Badai Khedi441 people
- Sankai441 people
- Urdon434 people
- Nakatua433 people
- Gohanadeh Malgujari424 people
- Churna421 people

[All 167 villages in Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/sohagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghoghari from Hoshangabad?65 km by road
- What is the population of Ghoghari?437 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghoghari in?Hoshangabad district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghoghari?50.6% (Census 2011)