About Ghaghra Village

Ghaghra is a mid sized village in Pendra tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 687, made up of 324 males and 363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,120 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghaghra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghaghra village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Pendra
Pincode	495119
Area (hectares)	331.39 hectares
Population	687
Male Population	324
Female Population	363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,120
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghaghra compares

By the 2011 count Ghaghra is the 42nd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,399 residents. Its 331.39 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Ghaghra

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

Ghaghra lies about 72 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Khodri, about 15 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 Ghaghra
Tehsil headquarters	Pendra	13 km
Nearest railway station	Khodri	15 km
Nearest town	Pasān	19 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	72 km

Villages closest to Ghaghra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghaghra village had a population of 687. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,399 residents.

Ghaghra village has 324 males and 363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaghra has about 1120 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Ghaghra is 495119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghaghra covers 331.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghaghra falls under Pendra tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghaghra is Khodri, about 15 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 Ghaghra.

Ghaghra is about 72 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghaghra is in Pendra tehsil of Bilaspur district. Pendra is about 13 km away. Khodri is about 15 km away. Pasān is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.