# Ghughara Village, Dhimarkheda, Katni (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Dhimarkheda, Katni 

# Ghughara

Ghughara is a village in Dhimarkheda sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **844 people in 226 households**, the 71st largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 844people (2011)
- 226households
- 69.6%literacy
- 1,089females per 1,000 males

## Ghughara PIN code and other codes

Ghughara falls in Dhimarkheda sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockDhimarkheda
- Census village code488854

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

## How far is Ghughara from nearby towns?

- Dhimarkheda (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)48 km by road
- Katni (nearest town)48 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 Ghughara?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 · Umariya Pan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sihora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Ghughara known for?

About 64% of the 199 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Ghughara

Of every 100 households in Ghughara in 2011, 52 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghughara · ■ Dhimarkheda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****71%**

**50%

Television ****10%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****70%**

**52%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

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 Ghughara?

■ Ghughara · ■ Dhimarkheda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1089**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1294**

**947

Working population ****43.8%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 60.7% for women. 56% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 48 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 173 (47%) · **■** Household industry 70 (19%) · **■** Other work 46 (12%) · **■** Marginal 33 (9%)

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 Dhimarkheda

- Bhanpura Kalan890 people
- Kudra878 people
- Bar872 people
- Halka849 people
- Sailarpur842 people
- Imlai838 people
- Kunsari836 people
- Khandwara826 people

[All 221 villages in Dhimarkheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/dhimarkheda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghughara from Katni?48 km by road
- What is the population of Ghughara?844 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghughara in?Katni district (Dhimarkheda sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghughara?69.6% (Census 2011)