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Ghorkat

घोरकट
Kotar mandal
Pincode 485227
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ANJU KUSHWAHA
Contact: 93****2338
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LGD code
464149
Pincode
485227
Population
1,942
Households
375
Literacy rate
66.3%
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,079
Distance to district centre
40 km
Distance to mandal centre
34 km
Distance to Bhopal
401 km
Distance to Delhi
572 km
Nearest railway station
Jaitwar · 15 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government hospital Rimari · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Ghorkat compares

By population, Ghorkat ranks #9 of 74 villages in Kotar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
66.3%
+1.3% vs mandal average
Ghorkat
66.3%
Kotar mandal
65.0%
Satna district
61.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
908
−10 vs mandal average
Ghorkat
908
Kotar mandal
918
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.6 vs mandal average
Ghorkat
5.2
Kotar mandal
4.6

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Ghorkat at a glance

Ghorkat is a village of 1,942 people in 375 households (Census 2011) in Kotar tehsil, Satna district, Madhya Pradesh, the 9th-largest of 74 villages in Kotar tehsil. Literacy is 66%, 1 points above the tehsil average of 65% and the sex ratio is 908 women per 1,000 men. It lies 40 km from the Satna district centre, 25 km from Gahira, the nearest town, 15 km from Jaitwar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 485227; the LGD village code is 464149. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government hospital Rimari, 5 km away. The sarpanch is ANJU KUSHWAHA, and the village votes in Raigaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pratima Bagri. The population is estimated at 2,290 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Ghorkat

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Ghorkat · this village1,94266%
Ghorkati · Kotar41456%1 km S
Bachhaura · Prithvipur2,33644%1.3 km SE
Deori · Majhauli1,47750%1.6 km E
Udka · Sagri57454%1.7 km E
Deori · Semaria1,17246%1.9 km SE
Deori · Raghurajnagar (Nagriya)3077%1.9 km SE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ghorkat

Treated tap water
Yes
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
Yes
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
6
Power hours (winter)
6
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
Yes
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
SATNA
Distance to nearest town (km)
30
Distance to district HQ (km)
30
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
30
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
451.16
Irrigated area (ha)
208.39
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Ghorkat

LGD code
464149
Pincode
485227
Population (Census 2011)
1,942
Population (projected 2026)
2,290
Households
375
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
908
Literacy rate
66.3%
Coordinates
24.75051°N, 81.01236°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Satna
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Raigaon
Member of Parliament
Ganesh Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly
Pratima Bagri
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
ANJU KUSHWAHA
Block / Mandal
Kotar
Getting there

How to reach Ghorkat

Mandal centre
Kotar · ≈ 34 km
≈ 1 h 10 min by car · 1 h 23 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Satna · ≈ 40 km
≈ 1 h 22 min by car · 1 h 37 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,251 people
Gahira · ≈ 25 km
≈ 52 min by car · 1 h 1 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal401 kmcapital
  • Delhi572 km
  • Kolkata787 km
  • Hyderabad860 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationJaitwar15 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment hospital Rimari5 km
  • ATM / bankIDBI Bank35 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil34 km
  • CollegeJRD STATE UNIVERSITY, CHITRAKOOT51 km
  • Police stationPURANI KOTWALI MAIDAN52 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-15
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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