About Ghoghara Village

Ghoghara is a mid sized village in Takhatpur tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 807, made up of 415 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghoghara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghoghara village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Takhatpur
Pincode	495115
Area (hectares)	159.36 hectares
Population	807
Male Population	415
Female Population	392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghoghara compares

By the 2011 count Ghoghara is the 115th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents. Its 159.36 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Ghoghara

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

Ghoghara lies about 46 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 28 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 Ghoghara
Tehsil headquarters	Takhatpur	19 km
Nearest town	Mungeli	23 km
Nearest railway station	Kargi Road	28 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	46 km

Villages closest to Ghoghara

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.

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Common questions about Ghoghara

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghoghara village had a population of 807. That makes it the 115th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents.

Ghoghara village has 415 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghoghara has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 976.

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

Ghoghara covers 159.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghoghara falls under Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghoghara is Kargi Road, about 28 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 Ghoghara.

Ghoghara is about 46 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghoghara is in Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district. Takhatpur is about 19 km away. Mungeli is about 23 km away. Kargi Road is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.