Ghoradongri

Ghoradongri{sarni}
village

Ghoradongri Railway Station
Ghoradongri{sarni}

Location in Madhya Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 22°7′22″N 78°0′9″E / 22.12278°N 78.00250°E / 22.12278; 78.00250Coordinates: 22°7′22″N 78°0′9″E / 22.12278°N 78.00250°E / 22.12278; 78.00250
Country  India
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul District
Founded by Adivasi
Talukas Ghoradongri
Area
  Total 56 km2 (22 sq mi)
Population
  Total 13,000
  Density 230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 460443
Telephone code 07146
Nearest city sarni
Climate sub tropical (Köppen)


Ghoradhongri is a village located about 40 km from Betul District, Madhya Pradesh, India. It has a population of about 10,000.

This village is connected with Sarni, Betul, Itarsi via road. The railway station is connected to two main railway stations (nearby) i.e. Itarsi Junction (in Madhya Pradesh) and Nagpur (in Maharashtra). Most of the people come here by rail because of Sarni, 18 km away which has an MPEB Thermal power plant and WCL - coal mines located in Pathakhera, about 15 km away. Major occupation for the people is working in coal mines and in the thermal power plant.

Provision shops are common here in many houses. Many Adiwasi called Gound (a tribe in Madhya Pradesh) stay are near to this place. The language spoken here is Hindi. New weekly market called “Gujari” has been started on Tuesdays while the Saturday weekly market still continues. Lots of Adivasi ornaments can also be bought from this market which are in vogue in the "modern world".


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