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About Ghorpura Village

Ghorpura is a mid sized village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,016, made up of 528 males and 488 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 473.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494777, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghorpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghorpura village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Mungeli
Pincode 494777
Area (hectares) 473.66 hectares
Population 1,016
Male Population 528
Female Population 488
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghorpura compares

By the 2011 count Ghorpura is the 64th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 473.66 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Ghorpura

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

Ghorpura lies about 50 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 40 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 Ghorpura
Tehsil headquarters Mungeli 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 40 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 50 km

Villages closest to Ghorpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghorpura village had a population of 1,016. That makes it the 64th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Ghorpura village has 528 males and 488 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghorpura has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Ghorpura is 494777. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghorpura covers 473.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghorpura falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghorpura is Bhatapara, about 40 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 Ghorpura.

Ghorpura is about 50 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghorpura is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 8.1 km away. Bhatapara is about 40 km away. Bilaspur is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Puran (under 2 km), Bundeli (2.0 km) and Kanujiakapa (2.4 km).

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

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