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About Ghoraghat Village

Ghoraghat is a small village in Jashpur tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 318, made up of 153 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496338, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghoraghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghoraghat village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Jashpur
Pincode 496338
Area (hectares) 174.74 hectares
Population 318
Male Population 153
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghoraghat compares

By the 2011 count Ghoraghat is the 82nd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 709 residents. Its 174.74 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Ghoraghat

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

Ghoraghat lies about 14 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 68 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 Ghoraghat
Tehsil headquarters Jashpur 14 km
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 14 km
Nearest railway station Kurkura 68 km

Villages closest to Ghoraghat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghoraghat village had a population of 318. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 709 residents.

Ghoraghat village has 153 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghoraghat has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Ghoraghat is 496338. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghoraghat covers 174.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghoraghat falls under Jashpur tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghoraghat is Kurkura, about 68 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 Ghoraghat.

Ghoraghat is about 14 km from Jashpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghoraghat is in Jashpur tehsil of Jashpur district. Jashpur is about 14 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 14 km away. Kurkura is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jholanga (under 2 km), Ranpur (1.7 km) and Basta (1.8 km).

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

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