# Ghoorakhas Village, Palera, Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Palera, Tikamgarh 

# Ghoorakhas

Ghoorakhas is a village in Palera sub-district of Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,380 people in 629 households**, the 8th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.

- 3,380people (2011)
- 629households
- 51.0%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Ghoorakhas PIN code and other codes

Ghoorakhas falls in Palera sub-district, Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPalera
- Census village code456984

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

## How far is Ghoorakhas from nearby towns?

- Palera (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Tikamgarh (district HQ)65 km by road
- Palera (nearest town)15 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 Ghoorakhas?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Ghoorakhas; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Palera
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tikamgarh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Ghoorakhas known for?

The main crops are **urad and wheat**. About 59% of the 846 hectares of village land is sown, and 419 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 Ghoorakhas

Of every 100 households in Ghoorakhas in 2011, 32 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghoorakhas · ■ Palera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****11%**

**29%

Television ****12%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**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 Ghoorakhas?

■ Ghoorakhas · ■ Palera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.0%**

**60.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****841**

**882

Working population ****45.3%**

**46.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.5% for men and 40.6% for women. 49% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 751 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (3%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 88 (6%) · **■** Marginal 638 (42%)

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 Palera

- Jewar4,814 people
- Maindwara4,166 people
- Touriya Khas4,087 people
- Kharon3,740 people
- Uprarakhas3,131 people
- Nuna3,108 people
- Ramnagar Bujurg3,099 people
- Budaur3,065 people

[All 150 villages in Palera](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/tikamgarh/palera/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghoorakhas from Tikamgarh?65 km by road
- What is the population of Ghoorakhas?3,380 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghoorakhas in?Tikamgarh district (Palera sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghoorakhas?51.0% (Census 2011)