About Ghorha Village

Ghorha is a mid sized village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,761, made up of 892 males and 869 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 534.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491340, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghorha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghorha village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Nawagarh
Pincode	491340
Area (hectares)	534.64 hectares
Population	1,761
Male Population	892
Female Population	869
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghorha compares

By the 2011 count Ghorha is the 19th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 985 residents. Its 534.64 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Ghorha

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

Ghorha lies about 92 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 24 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 Ghorha
Tehsil headquarters	Nawagarh	16 km
Nearest town	Mungeli	23 km
Nearest railway station	Bhatapara	24 km
District headquarters	Durg	92 km

Villages closest to Ghorha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghorha village had a population of 1,761. That makes it the 19th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 985 residents.

Ghorha village has 892 males and 869 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghorha has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Ghorha is 491340. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghorha covers 534.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghorha falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghorha is Bhatapara, about 24 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 Ghorha.

Ghorha is about 92 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghorha is in Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district. Nawagarh is about 16 km away. Mungeli is about 23 km away. Bhatapara is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.