About Ghirghosa Village

Ghirghosa is a mid sized village in Kawardha tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 712, made up of 347 males and 365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghirghosa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghirghosa village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Kabeerdham
Tehsil	Kawardha
Pincode	491336
Area (hectares)	187.23 hectares
Population	712
Male Population	347
Female Population	365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,052
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghirghosa compares

By the 2011 count Ghirghosa is the 101st largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 187.23 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Ghirghosa

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

Ghirghosa lies about 17 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 60 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 Ghirghosa
District headquarters	Kabeerdham	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kawardha	17 km
Nearest railway station	Hathbandh	60 km

Villages closest to Ghirghosa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghirghosa village had a population of 712. That makes it the 101st largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Ghirghosa village has 347 males and 365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghirghosa has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Ghirghosa is 491336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghirghosa covers 187.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghirghosa falls under Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghirghosa is Hathbandh, about 60 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 Ghirghosa.

Ghirghosa is about 17 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghirghosa is in Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Kabeerdham is about 17 km away. Kawardha is about 17 km away. Hathbandh is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.