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About Ghonghadih Village

Ghonghadih is a mid sized village in Takhatpur tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,998, made up of 1,033 males and 965 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 618.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghonghadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghonghadih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Takhatpur
Pincode 495112
Area (hectares) 618.41 hectares
Population 1,998
Male Population 1,033
Female Population 965
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghonghadih compares

By the 2011 count Ghonghadih is the 37th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents. Its 618.41 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 976.

Getting to Ghonghadih

Ghonghadih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghonghadih as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ghonghadih from other places

Ghonghadih lies about 20 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kalmitar, about 6.7 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 Ghonghadih
Nearest railway station Kalmitar 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Takhatpur 16 km
Nearest town Ratanpur 19 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 20 km

Villages closest to Ghonghadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghonghadih village had a population of 1,998. That makes it the 37th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents.

Ghonghadih village has 1,033 males and 965 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghonghadih has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Ghonghadih is 495112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghonghadih covers 618.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghonghadih falls under Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghonghadih is Kalmitar, about 6.7 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 km distance for Ghonghadih.

Ghonghadih is about 20 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghonghadih is in Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district. Kalmitar is about 6.7 km away. Takhatpur is about 16 km away. Ratanpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beltookri (2.0 km), Ganiyari (2.8 km) and Bhakurra Navapara (3.2 km).

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

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