About Ghanaghar Village

Ghanaghar is a mid sized village in Lormi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,955, made up of 995 males and 960 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghanaghar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghanaghar village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Lormi
Pincode	495115
Area (hectares)	217.69 hectares
Population	1,955
Male Population	995
Female Population	960
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghanaghar compares

By the 2011 count Ghanaghar is the 18th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 217.69 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Ghanaghar

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

Ghanaghar lies about 60 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Salkaroad, about 39 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 Ghanaghar
Tehsil headquarters	Lormi	9.3 km
Nearest town	Mungeli	30 km
Nearest railway station	Salkaroad	39 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	60 km

Villages closest to Ghanaghar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghanaghar village had a population of 1,955. That makes it the 18th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Ghanaghar village has 995 males and 960 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghanaghar has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Ghanaghar is 495115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghanaghar covers 217.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghanaghar falls under Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghanaghar is Salkaroad, about 39 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ghanaghar.

Ghanaghar is about 60 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghanaghar is in Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Lormi is about 9.3 km away. Mungeli is about 30 km away. Salkaroad is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.