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About Ghoghra Village

Ghoghra is a mid sized village in Sakti tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 668, made up of 339 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495689, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghoghra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghoghra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Sakti
Pincode 495689
Area (hectares) 240.81 hectares
Population 668
Male Population 339
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghoghra compares

By the 2011 count Ghoghra is the 73rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents. Its 240.81 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 1006.

Getting to Ghoghra

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

Ghoghra lies about 32 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Jetha, about 8.2 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 Ghoghra
Nearest railway station Jetha 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakti 12 km
Nearest town Saktī 12 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 32 km

Villages closest to Ghoghra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghoghra village had a population of 668. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,150 residents.

Ghoghra village has 339 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghoghra has about 971 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 1006.

The pincode recorded for Ghoghra is 495689. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghoghra covers 240.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghoghra falls under Sakti tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghoghra is Jetha, about 8.2 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 Ghoghra.

Ghoghra is about 32 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghoghra is in Sakti tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Jetha is about 8.2 km away. Sakti is about 12 km away. Saktī is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paterapalikalan (under 2 km), Putekela (1.9 km) and Sendri (2.0 km).

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

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