Skip to main content

About Ghosarra Village

Ghosarra is a small village in Lormi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 339, made up of 149 males and 190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,275 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghosarra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghosarra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Lormi
Pincode 495334
Area (hectares) 186.79 hectares
Population 339
Male Population 149
Female Population 190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,275
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghosarra compares

By the 2011 count Ghosarra is the 220th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 186.79 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Ghosarra

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

Ghosarra lies about 58 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 47 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 Ghosarra
Nearest town Mungeli 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Lormi 17 km
Nearest railway station Kargi Road 47 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 58 km

Villages closest to Ghosarra

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.

Common questions about Ghosarra

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghosarra village had a population of 339. That makes it the 220th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Ghosarra village has 149 males and 190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghosarra has about 1275 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Ghosarra is 495334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghosarra covers 186.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghosarra falls under Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghosarra is Kargi Road, about 47 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 Ghosarra.

Ghosarra is about 58 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghosarra is in Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 14 km away. Lormi is about 17 km away. Kargi Road is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohdanda (under 2 km), Koilari (under 2 km) and Gorakhpur (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.