# Ghosaliya Bada Village, Meghnagar, Jhabua (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jhabua/meghnagar/ghosaliya-bada/ Village · Meghnagar, Jhabua # Ghosaliya Bada Ghosaliya Bada is a village in Meghnagar sub-district of Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,414 people in 225 households**, the 43rd largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 39.3%. - 1,414people (2011) - 225households - 56.7%literacy - 924females per 1,000 males ## Ghosaliya Bada PIN code and other codes Ghosaliya Bada falls in Meghnagar sub-district, Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockMeghnagar - Census village code504518 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ghosaliya Bada from nearby towns? - Meghnagar (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Jhabua (district HQ)21 km by road - Meghnagar (nearest town)4 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 Ghosaliya Bada? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Ghosaliya Bada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rambhapur - ○Degree college10+ km · Jhabua - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jhabua - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Ghosaliya Bada known for? The main crops are **makka, dhan and soyabean**. About 79% of the 149 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Ghosaliya Bada Of every 100 households in Ghosaliya Bada in 2011, 85 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ghosaliya Bada · ■ Meghnagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **44% Toilet within the home ****24%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **96% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **97% Use banking services ****91%** **35% Television ****25%** **4% Mobile phone ****72%** **20% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****25%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****17%** **70% Own their home ****100%** **99% 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 Ghosaliya Bada? ■ Ghosaliya Bada · ■ Meghnagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.7%** **39.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924** **983 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902** **924 Working population ****47.2%** **50.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.8% for men and 41.5% for women. 49% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 529 (79%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 52 (8%) · **■** Marginal 81 (12%) 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 Meghnagar - Pawagoi Chhoti1,489 people - Gopalpura1,467 people - Agral1,442 people - Sajeli Teja Bhimjisath1,436 people - Bawadi1,391 people - Ghosaliya Chhota1,352 people - Gujarpada1,349 people - Chhayan1,306 people [All 110 villages in Meghnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jhabua/meghnagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ghosaliya Bada from Jhabua?21 km by road - What is the population of Ghosaliya Bada?1,414 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghosaliya Bada in?Jhabua district (Meghnagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Ghosaliya Bada?56.7% (Census 2011)