About Ghasra Village

Ghasra is a small village in Dhamdha tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 420, made up of 218 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghasra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghasra village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Dhamdha
Pincode	497331
Area (hectares)	158.68 hectares
Population	420
Male Population	218
Female Population	202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghasra compares

By the 2011 count Ghasra is the 141st largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents. Its 158.68 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 1004.

Getting to Ghasra

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

Ghasra lies about 22 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 21 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 Ghasra
Tehsil headquarters	Dhamdha	9.0 km
Nearest town	Ahīwāra	16 km
Nearest railway station	Rasmara	21 km
District headquarters	Durg	22 km

Villages closest to Ghasra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghasra village had a population of 420. That makes it the 141st largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents.

Ghasra village has 218 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghasra has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Ghasra is 497331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghasra covers 158.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghasra falls under Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghasra is Rasmara, about 21 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 Ghasra.

Ghasra is about 22 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghasra is in Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district. Dhamdha is about 9.0 km away. Ahīwāra is about 16 km away. Rasmara is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.