# Ghonsi Village, Salekasa, Gondiya (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Salekasa, Gondiya 

# Ghonsi

Ghonsi is a village in Salekasa sub-district of Gondiya district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **667 people in 139 households**, the 56th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.

- 667people (2011)
- 139households
- 84.0%literacy
- 1,111females per 1,000 males

## Ghonsi PIN code and other codes

Ghonsi falls in Salekasa sub-district, Gondiya district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockSalekasa
- Census village code538011

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

## How far is Ghonsi from nearby towns?

- Salekasa (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Gondiya (district HQ)37 km by road
- Gondiya (nearest town)37 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 Ghonsi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Ghonsi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Salekasa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Salekasa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gondiya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Ghonsi known for?

About 71% of the 175 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Ghonsi

Of every 100 households in Ghonsi in 2011, 74 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghonsi · ■ Salekasa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**64%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**21%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****74%**

**68%

Television ****11%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**18%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Ghonsi?

■ Ghonsi · ■ Salekasa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.0%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1111**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903**

**966

Working population ****57.6%**

**57.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 81.4% for women. 58% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 72 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 69 (18%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 230 (60%)

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 Salekasa

- Hititola727 people
- Nawatola702 people
- Gonditola672 people
- Sakaritola669 people
- Jambhadi662 people
- Durgutola645 people
- Toyagondi631 people
- Banjari629 people

[All 91 villages in Salekasa](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gondiya/salekasa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghonsi from Gondiya?37 km by road
- What is the population of Ghonsi?667 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghonsi in?Gondiya district (Salekasa sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Ghonsi?84.0% (Census 2011)