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About Ghughari Kalan Village

Ghughari Kalan is a mid sized village in Kawardha tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,668, made up of 840 males and 828 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 420.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghughari Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghughari Kalan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Kawardha
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 420.12 hectares
Population 1,668
Male Population 840
Female Population 828
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghughari Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Ghughari Kalan is the 20th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 420.12 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 1001.

Getting to Ghughari Kalan

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

Ghughari Kalan lies about 7.5 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 71 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 Ghughari Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Kawardha 5.2 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 71 km

Villages closest to Ghughari Kalan

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.

Common questions about Ghughari Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghughari Kalan village had a population of 1,668. That makes it the 20th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Ghughari Kalan village has 840 males and 828 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghughari Kalan has about 986 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 1001.

The pincode recorded for Ghughari Kalan is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghughari Kalan covers 420.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghughari Kalan falls under Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghughari Kalan is Hathbandh, about 71 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 Ghughari Kalan.

Ghughari Kalan is about 7.5 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghughari Kalan is in Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Kawardha is about 5.2 km away. Kabeerdham is about 7.5 km away. Hathbandh is about 71 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghughari Khurd (under 2 km), Marpa (1.6 km) and Paliguda (1.6 km).

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

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