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About Ghoghar Village

Ghoghar is a large village in Bagicha tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,676, made up of 2,328 males and 2,348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3130.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghoghar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghoghar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Bagicha
Pincode 496223
Area (hectares) 3130.82 hectares
Population 4,676
Male Population 2,328
Female Population 2,348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghoghar compares

By the 2011 count Ghoghar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 3130.82 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Ghoghar

Ghoghar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghoghar 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. The nearest villages by name are Fuldih, Fuljhar, Gailunga and Gamhar Kona. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Ghoghar

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghoghar village had a population of 4,676. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Ghoghar village has 2,328 males and 2,348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghoghar has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Ghoghar is 496223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghoghar covers 3130.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghoghar falls under Bagicha tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Ghoghar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Ghoghar.

Ghoghar is in Bagicha tehsil of Jashpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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