# Ghosari Village, Bhadravati, Chandrapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Bhadravati, Chandrapur 

# Ghosari

Ghosari is a village in Bhadravati sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **484 people in 125 households**, the 65th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%.

- 484people (2011)
- 125households
- 73.8%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Ghosari PIN code and other codes

Ghosari falls in Bhadravati sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockBhadravati
- Census village code541165

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

## How far is Ghosari from nearby towns?

- Bhadravati (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)38 km by road
- Bhadravati (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 Ghosari?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Ghosari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shegaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chandrapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chandrapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Ghosari known for?

About 12% of the 429 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Ghosari

Of every 100 households in Ghosari in 2011, 72 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ghosari · ■ Bhadravati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**66%

Tap water ****1%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**74%

Use banking services ****60%**

**78%

Television ****24%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**16%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**88%

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 Ghosari?

■ Ghosari · ■ Bhadravati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**80.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**936

Working population ****71.5%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 65.9% for women. 72% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 217 (63%) · **■** Household industry 20 (6%) · **■** Other work 24 (7%) · **■** Marginal 32 (9%)

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 Bhadravati

- Kochi522 people
- Gulgaon511 people
- Ashti Kakade492 people
- Karegaon491 people
- Kansa Shirpur473 people
- Katwal Bhagat473 people
- Kondegaon Mal464 people
- Nunhara455 people

[All 154 villages in Bhadravati](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/bhadravati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghosari from Chandrapur?38 km by road
- What is the population of Ghosari?484 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghosari in?Chandrapur district (Bhadravati sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Ghosari?73.8% (Census 2011)