Village · Vijayraghavgarh, Katni
# Ghunsur

Ghunsur is a village in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 829 people in 167 households, the 83rd largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.
- 829 people (2011)
- 167 households
- 69.3% literacy
- 964 females per 1,000 males

## Ghunsur PIN code and other codes

Ghunsur falls in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Vijayraghavgarh
- Census village code 488462

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Ghunsur from nearby towns?
- Vijayraghavgarh (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road
- Katni (district HQ) 25 km by road
- Vijayraghavgarh (nearest town) 16 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Ghunsur?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Ghunsur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bhaiswahi
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Katni
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Katni
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ghunsur known for?

The main crops are dhan and wheat. About 74% of the 147 hectares of village land is sown, and 84 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Ghunsur

Of every 100 households in Ghunsur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ghunsur · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 96% 47%
- Toilet within the home 1% 7%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 93%
- Tap water 2% 7%
- Drinking water within premises 10% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 97%
- Use banking services 30% 38%
- Television 12% 14%
- Mobile phone 32% 28%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 7% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 20% 39%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Ghunsur?

■ Ghunsur · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 69.3% 69.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 964 953
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 821 942
- Working population 49.1% 42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.3% for men and 57.5% for women. 51% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 9 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 25 (6%) · ■ Household industry 15 (4%) · ■ Other work 50 (12%) · ■ Marginal 308 (76%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Vijayraghavgarh
- Gauraha 865 people
- Barhata 859 people
- Goindra 854 people
- Majhgawan 849 people
- Khirwa 807 people
- Barhati 800 people
- Barua 796 people
- Ghughari 781 people

All 133 villages in Vijayraghavgarh

## Quick answers
- How far is Ghunsur from Katni? 25 km by road
- What is the population of Ghunsur? 829 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghunsur in? Katni district (Vijayraghavgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghunsur? 69.3% (Census 2011)

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