Village · Kundam, Jabalpur
# Ghodatakan

Ghodatakan is a village in Kundam sub-district of Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 263 people in 59 households, the 165th largest of 192 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.
- 263 people (2011)
- 59 households
- 38.2% literacy
- 977 females per 1,000 males

## Ghodatakan PIN code and other codes

Ghodatakan falls in Kundam sub-district, Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Kundam
- Census village code 490361

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

## How far is Ghodatakan from nearby towns?
- Kundam (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Jabalpur (district HQ) 8 km by road
- Jabalpur (nearest town) 8 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Ghodatakan?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kundam
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Kundam
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Ghodatakan known for?

The main crops are dhan and tuar. About 20% of the 507 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Ghodatakan

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

■ Ghodatakan · ■ Kundam rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 54%
- Toilet within the home 0% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 86%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 4%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 63% 70%
- Television 0% 11%
- Mobile phone 0% 12%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 36% 60%
- Own their home 100% 98%

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

## What is the population of Ghodatakan?

■ Ghodatakan · ■ Kundam rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 38.2% 62.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 977 1013
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 750 980
- Working population 65.8% 54.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.2% for men and 32.2% for women. 66% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 9 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 161 (93%) · ■ Other work 2 (1%) · ■ Marginal 1 (1%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Kundam
- Murjhaur 311 people
- Kalyanpur 284 people
- Chhapra 282 people
- Bhimpar 267 people
- Khitola 262 people
- Men Pathari 255 people
- Manera 252 people
- Jaruwa Dabra 246 people

All 198 villages in Kundam

## Quick answers
- How far is Ghodatakan from Jabalpur? 8 km by road
- What is the population of Ghodatakan? 263 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghodatakan in? Jabalpur district (Kundam sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghodatakan? 38.2% (Census 2011)

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