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About Ghodagaon Village

Ghodagaon is a large village in Kondagaon tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,297, made up of 1,184 males and 1,113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2948.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495683, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghodagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghodagaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Kondagaon
Pincode 495683
Area (hectares) 2948.24 hectares
Population 2,297
Male Population 1,184
Female Population 1,113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghodagaon compares

By the 2011 count Ghodagaon is the 16th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 927 residents. Its 2948.24 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Ghodagaon

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

Ghodagaon lies about 26 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Bade Arapur, about 41 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 Ghodagaon
Tehsil headquarters Kondagaon 26 km
District headquarters Bastar 26 km
Nearest railway station Bade Arapur 41 km

Villages closest to Ghodagaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghodagaon village had a population of 2,297. That makes it the 16th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 927 residents.

Ghodagaon village has 1,184 males and 1,113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghodagaon has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Ghodagaon is 495683. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghodagaon covers 2948.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghodagaon falls under Kondagaon tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghodagaon is Bade Arapur, about 41 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 village for Ghodagaon.

Ghodagaon is about 26 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghodagaon is in Kondagaon tehsil of Bastar district. Kondagaon is about 26 km away. Bastar is about 26 km away. Bade Arapur is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kukargarkapal (6.7 km), Markapal (6.7 km) and Sukurpal (9.9 km).

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

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