Village · Sihora, Jabalpur
# Ghughari

Ghughari is a village in Sihora sub-district of Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 697 people in 168 households, the 74th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.
- 697 people (2011)
- 168 households
- 74.8% literacy
- 969 females per 1,000 males

## Ghughari PIN code and other codes

Ghughari falls in Sihora sub-district, Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Sihora
- Census village code 489036

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

## How far is Ghughari from nearby towns?
- Sihora (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Jabalpur (district HQ) 32 km by road
- Sihora (nearest town) 12 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Ghughari?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Ghughari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Gosalpur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sihora
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 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 Ghughari known for?

The main crops are dhan, wheat and masoor. About 78% of the 124 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Ghughari

Of every 100 households in Ghughari in 2011, 100 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghughari · ■ Sihora rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 83%
- Toilet within the home 80% 26%
- No toilet (open defecation) 20% 74%
- Tap water 1% 18%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 16%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 95%
- Use banking services 92% 51%
- Television 15% 24%
- Mobile phone 16% 26%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 9% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 24% 39%
- Own their home 99% 96%

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

## What is the population of Ghughari?

■ Ghughari · ■ Sihora rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 74.8% 75.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 969 950
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 957 950
- Working population 58.0% 47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 65.9% for women. 60% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 75 (19%) · ■ Farm labourers 78 (19%) · ■ Other work 61 (15%) · ■ Marginal 190 (47%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Sihora
- Khagamau 739 people
- Darauli Kalan 733 people
- Banjar Bughari 731 people
- Tighara 704 people
- Ghughara 693 people
- Dhangawan 688 people
- Junwani 685 people
- Ghorakoni 629 people

All 155 villages in Sihora

## Quick answers
- How far is Ghughari from Jabalpur? 32 km by road
- What is the population of Ghughari? 697 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghughari in? Jabalpur district (Sihora sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghughari? 74.8% (Census 2011)

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