# Ghurasiya Village, Agar, Shajapur (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Agar, Shajapur 

# Ghurasiya

Ghurasiya is a village in Agar sub-district of Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,422 people in 285 households**, the 19th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.

- 1,422people (2011)
- 285households
- 70.2%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Ghurasiya PIN code and other codes

Ghurasiya falls in Agar sub-district, Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockAgar
- Census village code472576

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

## How far is Ghurasiya from nearby towns?

- Agar (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Shajapur (district HQ)48 km by road
- Agar (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 Ghurasiya?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Ghurasiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Agar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Agar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shajapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Ghurasiya known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 46% of the 938 hectares of village land is sown, and 256 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 Ghurasiya

Of every 100 households in Ghurasiya in 2011, 83 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghurasiya · ■ Agar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

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

**6%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****38%**

**36%

Television ****20%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**41%

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 Ghurasiya?

■ Ghurasiya · ■ Agar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%**

**61.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1020**

**932

Working population ****45.1%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 57.7% for women. 58% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 283 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 333 (52%) · **■** Other work 15 (2%) · **■** Marginal 10 (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 Agar

- Nanya Khedi Ahir1,526 people
- Bhadwa1,521 people
- Pacheti1,504 people
- Bhimlod1,458 people
- Hadai1,416 people
- Pachora1,404 people
- Bapcha Agar1,394 people
- Dhoti1,385 people

[All 137 villages in Agar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/agar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghurasiya from Shajapur?48 km by road
- What is the population of Ghurasiya?1,422 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghurasiya in?Shajapur district (Agar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghurasiya?70.2% (Census 2011)