About Ghoghara Village

Ghoghara is a mid sized village in Bilha tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 773, made up of 376 males and 397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 324.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghoghara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghoghara village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Bilha
Pincode	495224
Area (hectares)	324.04 hectares
Population	773
Male Population	376
Female Population	397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,056
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghoghara compares

By the 2011 count Ghoghara is the 68th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents. Its 324.04 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Ghoghara

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

Ghoghara lies about 26 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dagori, about 7.3 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 Ghoghara
Nearest railway station	Dagori	7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bilha	12 km
Nearest town	Bhātāpāra	21 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	26 km

Villages closest to Ghoghara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghoghara village had a population of 773. That makes it the 68th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents.

Ghoghara village has 376 males and 397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghoghara has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Ghoghara is 495224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghoghara covers 324.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghoghara falls under Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghoghara is Dagori, about 7.3 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 Ghoghara.

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

Ghoghara is in Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district. Dagori is about 7.3 km away. Bilha is about 12 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.