# Ghatkul Village, Pombhurna, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/pombhurna/ghatkul/ Village · Pombhurna, Chandrapur # Ghatkul Ghatkul is a village in Pombhurna sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,637 people in 434 households**, the 4th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%. - 1,637people (2011) - 434households - 65.6%literacy - 1,009females per 1,000 males ## Ghatkul PIN code and other codes Ghatkul falls in Pombhurna sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPombhurna - Census village code541516 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ghatkul from nearby towns? - Pombhurna (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Chandrapur (district HQ)55 km by road - Mul (nearest town)42 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 Ghatkul? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Ghatkul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vatholi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Godpipari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chandrapur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Ghatkul known for? About 57% of the 1,152 hectares of village land is sown, and 542 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 Ghatkul Of every 100 households in Ghatkul in 2011, 79 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ghatkul · ■ Pombhurna rural average Electricity for lighting ****79%** **71% Toilet within the home ****8%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **80% Tap water ****83%** **29% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **90% Use banking services ****46%** **57% Television ****17%** **19% Mobile phone ****27%** **24% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****62%** **48% Own their home ****93%** **94% 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 Ghatkul? ■ Ghatkul · ■ Pombhurna rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%** **70.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009** **980 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977** **1016 Working population ****64.1%** **58.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.8% for men and 59.4% for women. 66% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 299 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 303 (29%) · **■** Household industry 24 (2%) · **■** Other work 54 (5%) · **■** Marginal 370 (35%) 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 Pombhurna - Pombhurna6,308 people - Dewada Kh2,681 people - Ghosari1,835 people - Chak Chintaldhaba No.11,552 people - Futana Mokasa1,486 people - Dighori1,374 people - Nawegaon More1,372 people [All 71 villages in Pombhurna](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/pombhurna/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ghatkul from Chandrapur?55 km by road - What is the population of Ghatkul?1,637 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghatkul in?Chandrapur district (Pombhurna sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Ghatkul?65.6% (Census 2011)