Village · Shahpura, Jabalpur
# Ghughara

Ghughara is a village in Shahpura sub-district of Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 630 people in 126 households, the 99th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.
- 630 people (2011)
- 126 households
- 52.6% literacy
- 994 females per 1,000 males

## Ghughara PIN code and other codes

Ghughara falls in Shahpura sub-district, Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Shahpura
- Census village code 489775

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

## How far is Ghughara from nearby towns?
- Shahpura (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road
- Jabalpur (district HQ) 50 km by road
- Shahpura (nearest town) 30 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Ghughara?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Ghughara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

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

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Gangai
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 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 under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 9 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ghughara known for?

About 50% of the 266 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Ghughara

Of every 100 households in Ghughara in 2011, 98 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghughara · ■ Shahpura rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 79%
- Toilet within the home 2% 26%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 73%
- Tap water 0% 11%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 15%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95%
- Use banking services 27% 40%
- Television 10% 27%
- Mobile phone 13% 30%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 70% 43%
- Own their home 98% 96%

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

## What is the population of Ghughara?

■ Ghughara · ■ Shahpura rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 52.6% 70.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 994 934
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 922 925
- Working population 60.3% 47.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.1% for men and 36.3% for women. 58% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 70 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 184 (48%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 6 (2%) · ■ Marginal 117 (31%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Shahpura
- Dobhi 646 people
- Imaliya 642 people
- Neechi 641 people
- Urram 639 people
- Pipariya 629 people
- Sheetalpur 619 people
- Karhaiya 607 people
- Lalpur 604 people

All 227 villages in Shahpura

## Other places named Ghughara
- Ghughara · Village, Dhimarkheda, Katni · 844 people
- Ghughara · Village, Sihora, Jabalpur · 693 people
- Ghughara · Village, Kundam, Jabalpur · 652 people
- Ghughara · Village, Murwara, Katni · 499 people

## Quick answers
- How far is Ghughara from Jabalpur? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Ghughara? 630 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghughara in? Jabalpur district (Shahpura sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghughara? 52.6% (Census 2011)

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