# Ghasarahi Village, Karera, Shivpuri (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Karera, Shivpuri 

# Ghasarahi

Ghasarahi is a village in Karera sub-district of Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,709 people in 339 households**, the 35th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.3%.

- 1,709people (2011)
- 339households
- 45.0%literacy
- 866females per 1,000 males

## Ghasarahi PIN code and other codes

Ghasarahi falls in Karera sub-district, Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKarera
- Census village code455637

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

## How far is Ghasarahi from nearby towns?

- Karera (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Shivpuri (district HQ)47 km by road
- Karera (nearest town)11 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 Ghasarahi?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Ghasarahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Karera
- ○Degree college10+ km · Karera
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shivpuri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Ghasarahi known for?

The main crops are **groundnut**. About 70% of the 426 hectares of village land is sown, and 226 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 Ghasarahi

Of every 100 households in Ghasarahi in 2011, 36 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ghasarahi · ■ Karera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**95%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**97%

Use banking services ****28%**

**45%

Television ****12%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**32%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 Ghasarahi?

■ Ghasarahi · ■ Karera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.0%**

**61.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****866**

**865

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**880

Working population ****42.7%**

**46.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.2% for men and 33.3% for women. 53% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 175 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 114 (16%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 55 (8%) · **■** Marginal 383 (53%)

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 Karera

- Kherai1,773 people
- Baisora Kalan1,740 people
- Bagedhari Abbal1,734 people
- Dumduma1,720 people
- Machhawali1,661 people
- Koond1,634 people
- Kuchlon1,623 people
- Damron Khurd1,622 people

[All 103 villages in Karera](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shivpuri/karera/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghasarahi from Shivpuri?47 km by road
- What is the population of Ghasarahi?1,709 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghasarahi in?Shivpuri district (Karera sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghasarahi?45.0% (Census 2011)