# Ghorakoni Village, Sihora, Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sihora, Jabalpur 

# Ghorakoni

Ghorakoni is a village in Sihora sub-district of Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **629 people in 148 households**, the 78th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 629people (2011)
- 148households
- 54.2%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Ghorakoni PIN code and other codes

Ghorakoni falls in Sihora sub-district, Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSihora
- Census village code489054

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

## How far is Ghorakoni from nearby towns?

- Sihora (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Jabalpur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Sihora (nearest town)17 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 Ghorakoni?

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ghosalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khitola
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Ghorakoni known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and masoor**. About 62% of the 251 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Ghorakoni

Of every 100 households in Ghorakoni in 2011, 86 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghorakoni · ■ Sihora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****54%**

**51%

Television ****31%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**39%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Ghorakoni?

■ Ghorakoni · ■ Sihora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.2%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026**

**950

Working population ****53.7%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.3% for men and 42.9% for women. 60% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 18 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 135 (40%) · **■** Household industry 32 (9%) · **■** Other work 32 (9%) · **■** Marginal 121 (36%)

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 Sihora

- Ghughari697 people
- Ghughara693 people
- Dhangawan688 people
- Junwani685 people
- Lamtara625 people
- Budhri620 people
- Bhikha Kheda572 people
- Bareli551 people

[All 155 villages in Sihora](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur/sihora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghorakoni from Jabalpur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Ghorakoni?629 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghorakoni in?Jabalpur district (Sihora sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghorakoni?54.2% (Census 2011)