# Ghatkhirwa Village, Murwara, Katni (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Murwara, Katni 

# Ghatkhirwa

Ghatkhirwa is a village in Murwara sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **577 people in 111 households**, the 87th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%.

- 577people (2011)
- 111households
- 60.4%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Ghatkhirwa PIN code and other codes

Ghatkhirwa falls in Murwara sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKatni
- Census village code488120

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

## How far is Ghatkhirwa from nearby towns?

- Katni (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)10 km by road
- Katni (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 Ghatkhirwa?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Katni
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Ghatkhirwa known for?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and dhan**. About 44% of the 241 hectares of village land is sown, and 79 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 Ghatkhirwa

Of every 100 households in Ghatkhirwa in 2011, 81 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghatkhirwa · ■ Murwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**14%

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

**5%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****2%**

**55%

Television ****36%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Ghatkhirwa?

■ Ghatkhirwa · ■ Murwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%**

**69.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****806**

**972

Working population ****56.3%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.4% for men and 47.4% for women. 60% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 131 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 184 (57%)

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 Murwara

- Khirhani672 people
- Piparhata664 people
- Bharwara610 people
- Bichhiya610 people
- Joba570 people
- Jatwara568 people
- Sumeli552 people
- Tikariya540 people

[All 123 villages in Murwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/murwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghatkhirwa from Katni?10 km by road
- What is the population of Ghatkhirwa?577 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghatkhirwa in?Katni district (Murwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghatkhirwa?60.4% (Census 2011)