About Ghoghra Village

Ghoghra is a mid sized village in Dandkhora tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,029, made up of 532 males and 497 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.1 hectares hectares.

Ghoghra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghoghra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Dandkhora
Area (hectares)	240.1 hectares
Population	1,029
Male Population	532
Female Population	497
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghoghra compares

By the 2011 count Ghoghra is the 20th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents. Its 240.1 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Ghoghra

Ghoghra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghoghra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghoghra from other places

Ghoghra lies about 11 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Gorphar, about 1.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ghoghra
Nearest railway station	Gorphar	1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dandkhora	2.6 km
District headquarters	Katihar	11 km

Villages closest to Ghoghra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dandkhora tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Ghoghra

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghoghra village had a population of 1,029. That makes it the 20th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents.

Ghoghra village has 532 males and 497 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghoghra has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Ghoghra covers 240.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghoghra falls under Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghoghra is Gorphar, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghoghra.

Ghoghra is about 11 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghoghra is in Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district. Gorphar is about 1.6 km away. Dandkhora is about 2.6 km away. Katihar is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.