# Ghodathal Village, Petlawad, Jhabua (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Petlawad, Jhabua 

# Ghodathal

Ghodathal is a village in Petlawad sub-district of Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **433 people in 78 households**, the 138th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 45.8%.

- 433people (2011)
- 78households
- 46.3%literacy
- 1,165females per 1,000 males

## Ghodathal PIN code and other codes

Ghodathal falls in Petlawad sub-district, Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPetlawad
- Census village code504374

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

## How far is Ghodathal from nearby towns?

- Petlawad (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Jhabua (district HQ)32 km by road
- Petlawad (nearest town)10 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 Ghodathal?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Ghodathal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Petlawad
- ○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 station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 14 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 Ghodathal known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and cotton**. About 56% of the 134 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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 Ghodathal

Of every 100 households in Ghodathal in 2011, 73 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghodathal · ■ Petlawad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

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

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****42%**

**59%

Television ****1%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****63%**

**54%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Ghodathal?

■ Ghodathal · ■ Petlawad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.3%**

**45.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1165**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1234**

**951

Working population ****55.4%**

**56.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.2% for men and 39.4% for women. 58% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 160 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (5%) · **■** Other work 15 (6%) · **■** Marginal 54 (22%)

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 Petlawad

- Makodiajhar447 people
- Sultanpura443 people
- Borpada441 people
- Nawapada441 people
- Gopalpura430 people
- Chhayanpada419 people
- Dalpura418 people
- Lalrundi415 people

[All 240 villages in Petlawad](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jhabua/petlawad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghodathal from Jhabua?32 km by road
- What is the population of Ghodathal?433 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghodathal in?Jhabua district (Petlawad sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghodathal?46.3% (Census 2011)