# Ghorkat Village, Kotar, Satna (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/satna/kotar/ghorkat/ Village · Kotar, Satna # Ghorkat Ghorkat is a village in Kotar sub-district of Satna district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,942 people in 375 households**, the 14th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%. - 1,942people (2011) - 375households - 74.6%literacy - 908females per 1,000 males ## Ghorkat PIN code and other codes Ghorkat falls in Kotar sub-district, Satna district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockRampur Baghelan - Census village code464149 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ghorkat from nearby towns? - Kotar (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Satna (district HQ)30 km by road - Satna (nearest town)30 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 Ghorkat? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Ghorkat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Birsinghpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Satna - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Satna - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand 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 Ghorkat known for? The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 78% of the 451 hectares of village land is sown, and 208 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 Ghorkat Of every 100 households in Ghorkat in 2011, 79 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ghorkat · ■ Kotar rural average Electricity for lighting ****79%** **44% Toilet within the home ****5%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **98% Use banking services ****54%** **44% Television ****24%** **15% Mobile phone ****66%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****17%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **27% Own their home ****100%** **99% 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 Ghorkat? ■ Ghorkat · ■ Kotar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%** **75.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908** **925 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****770** **880 Working population ****55.6%** **44.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.4% for men and 64.0% for women. 62% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 857 (79%) · **■** Farm labourers 171 (16%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 33 (3%) · **■** Marginal 17 (2%) 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 Kotar - Mahidal Kalan2,125 people - Rajarwar1,989 people - Golhata1,976 people - Ramnagar1,967 people - Gajgawan1,846 people - Raghunathpur1,809 people - Lakhanwah1,787 people - Chhibaura1,643 people [All 87 villages in Kotar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/satna/kotar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ghorkat from Satna?30 km by road - What is the population of Ghorkat?1,942 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghorkat in?Satna district (Kotar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Ghorkat?74.6% (Census 2011)