# Ghaghrota Village, Vijayraghavgarh, Katni (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Vijayraghavgarh, Katni 

# Ghaghrota

Ghaghrota is a village in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,544 people in 345 households**, the 45th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 1,544people (2011)
- 345households
- 64.4%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Ghaghrota PIN code and other codes

Ghaghrota falls in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockVijayraghavgarh
- Census village code488585

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

## How far is Ghaghrota from nearby towns?

- Vijayraghavgarh (sub-district HQ)41 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)66 km by road
- Barhi (nearest town)16 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 Ghaghrota?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Ghaghrota; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 school10+ km · Bhari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Ghaghrota known for?

About 7% of the 545 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Ghaghrota

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

■ Ghaghrota · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****98%**

**38%

Television ****0%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**39%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Ghaghrota?

■ Ghaghrota · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****715**

**942

Working population ****53.5%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.4% for men and 54.2% for women. 54% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 123 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 160 (19%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 25 (3%) · **■** Marginal 517 (63%)

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 Vijayraghavgarh

- Rajarwara1,635 people
- Kusma1,602 people
- Harduwa Kalan1,595 people
- Padkhuri1,584 people
- Kalhara1,517 people
- Rajarwara1,510 people
- Jhiriya1,487 people
- Khajura1,381 people

[All 133 villages in Vijayraghavgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/vijayraghavgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghaghrota from Katni?66 km by road
- What is the population of Ghaghrota?1,544 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghaghrota in?Katni district (Vijayraghavgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghaghrota?64.4% (Census 2011)