# Ghatwaha Village, Orchha, Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Orchha, Tikamgarh 

# Ghatwaha

Ghatwaha is a village in Orchha sub-district of Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **458 people in 85 households**, the 26th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%.

- 458people (2011)
- 85households
- 47.8%literacy
- 885females per 1,000 males

## Ghatwaha PIN code and other codes

Ghatwaha falls in Orchha sub-district, Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockNiwari
- Census village code456542

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

## How far is Ghatwaha from nearby towns?

- Orchha (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Tikamgarh (district HQ)95 km by road
- Orchha (nearest town)13 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 Ghatwaha?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Ghatwaha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jhansi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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 Ghatwaha known for?

The main crops are **urad, wheat and chana**. About 61% of the 234 hectares of village land is sown, and 129 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 Ghatwaha

Of every 100 households in Ghatwaha in 2011, 96 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghatwaha · ■ Orchha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**7%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****64%**

**33%

Television ****64%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**17%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**17%

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 Ghatwaha?

■ Ghatwaha · ■ Orchha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.8%**

**61.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**875

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****711**

**859

Working population ****31.0%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.4% for men and 28.7% for women. 54% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 135 (95%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (4%)

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 Orchha

- Sitapur704 people
- Mathura Pura694 people
- Bagan615 people
- Majra Bangaya514 people
- Bhojpura390 people
- Ladpura North270 people
- Jamuniya Bhata251 people
- Chandrawan203 people

[All 34 villages in Orchha](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/tikamgarh/orchha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghatwaha from Tikamgarh?95 km by road
- What is the population of Ghatwaha?458 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghatwaha in?Tikamgarh district (Orchha sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghatwaha?47.8% (Census 2011)