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About Ghodajhar Village

Ghodajhar is a small village in Keskal tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 214, made up of 102 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,098 females per 1000 males. The village covers 761.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghodajhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghodajhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Keskal
Pincode 494331
Area (hectares) 761.92 hectares
Population 214
Male Population 102
Female Population 112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,098
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghodajhar compares

By the 2011 count Ghodajhar is the 81st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 761.92 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Ghodajhar

Ghodajhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghodajhar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Ghodajhar from other places

Ghodajhar lies about 111 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 34 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 Ghodajhar
Tehsil headquarters Keskal 13 km
Nearest town Kānker 19 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 34 km
District headquarters Bastar 111 km

Villages closest to Ghodajhar

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

Common questions about Ghodajhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghodajhar village had a population of 214. That makes it the 81st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Ghodajhar village has 102 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghodajhar has about 1098 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Ghodajhar is 494331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghodajhar covers 761.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghodajhar falls under Keskal tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghodajhar is Antagarh, about 34 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ghodajhar.

Ghodajhar is about 111 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghodajhar is in Keskal tehsil of Bastar district. Keskal is about 13 km away. Kānker is about 19 km away. Antagarh is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumud (under 2 km), Middey (2.4 km) and Kuye (2.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ghodajhar today is likely to be higher.

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