# Ghorad Village, Seloo, Wardha (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/wardha/seloo/ghorad/ Village · Seloo, Wardha # Ghorad Ghorad is a village in Seloo sub-district of Wardha district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **5,973 people in 1,437 households**, the 2nd largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.5%. - 5,973people (2011) - 1,437households - 85.1%literacy - 929females per 1,000 males ## Ghorad PIN code and other codes Ghorad falls in Seloo sub-district, Wardha district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockSeloo - Census village code533909 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ghorad from nearby towns? - Seloo (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Wardha (district HQ)20 km by road - Wardha (nearest town)20 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 Ghorad? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Ghorad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Seloo - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wardha - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Ghorad known for? Products made here include bamboo cane products, broom and agricultural implements. About 76% of the 826 hectares of village land is sown, and 586 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 Ghorad Of every 100 households in Ghorad in 2011, 92 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ghorad · ■ Seloo rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **87% Toilet within the home ****62%** **52% No toilet (open defecation) ****38%** **47% Tap water ****78%** **57% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **48% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%** **27% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%** **71% Use banking services ****58%** **67% Television ****58%** **52% Mobile phone ****48%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****20%** **25% Own their home ****90%** **90% 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 Ghorad? ■ Ghorad · ■ Seloo rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%** **83.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****809** **937 Working population ****44.9%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.9% for men and 78.9% for women. 60% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 641 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,425 (53%) · **■** Household industry 67 (2%) · **■** Other work 374 (14%) · **■** Marginal 173 (6%) 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 Seloo - Seloo10,489 people - Hingni5,416 people - Kelzar5,066 people - Yeli3,662 people - Belgaon3,251 people [All 170 villages in Seloo](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/wardha/seloo/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ghorad from Wardha?20 km by road - What is the population of Ghorad?5,973 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghorad in?Wardha district (Seloo sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Ghorad?85.1% (Census 2011)