# Ghorsa Village, Jaisinghnagar, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jaisinghnagar, Shahdol 

# Ghorsa

Ghorsa is a village in Jaisinghnagar sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,209 people in 286 households**, the 54th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 1,209people (2011)
- 286households
- 59.5%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Ghorsa PIN code and other codes

Ghorsa falls in Jaisinghnagar sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockJaisinghnagar
- Census village code501041

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

## How far is Ghorsa from nearby towns?

- Jaisinghnagar (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ)85 km by road
- Beohari (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 Ghorsa?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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 school5–10 km
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Beohari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Ghorsa known for?

About 23% of the 816 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Ghorsa

Of every 100 households in Ghorsa in 2011, 36 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ghorsa · ■ Jaisinghnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**30%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**40%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****36%**

**62%

Television ****9%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**38%

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 Ghorsa?

■ Ghorsa · ■ Jaisinghnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.5%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**957

Working population ****39.5%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.6% for men and 51.9% for women. 51% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 94 (20%) · **■** Marginal 368 (77%)

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 Jaisinghnagar

- Nigai1,300 people
- Kalleh1,235 people
- Dholar1,228 people
- Semar Pakha1,211 people
- Chhapra Tola1,195 people
- Pahadiya1,166 people
- Barna1,137 people
- Darain1,118 people

[All 204 villages in Jaisinghnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/jaisinghnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghorsa from Shahdol?85 km by road
- What is the population of Ghorsa?1,209 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghorsa in?Shahdol district (Jaisinghnagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghorsa?59.5% (Census 2011)