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About Ghoghra Kalan Village

Ghoghra Kalan is a mid sized village in Pandariya tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 618, made up of 311 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491559, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghoghra Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghoghra Kalan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Pandariya
Pincode 491559
Area (hectares) 197.1 hectares
Population 618
Male Population 311
Female Population 307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghoghra Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Ghoghra Kalan is the 168th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 197.1 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Ghoghra Kalan

Ghoghra Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghoghra Kalan as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kalan from other places

Ghoghra Kalan lies about 22 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Bhanwar Tonk, 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 Ghoghra Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Pandariya 9.7 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 22 km
Nearest town Kawardha 29 km
Nearest railway station Bhanwar Tonk 71 km

Villages closest to Ghoghra Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghoghra Kalan village had a population of 618. That makes it the 168th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Ghoghra Kalan village has 311 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghoghra Kalan has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Ghoghra Kalan is 491559. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghoghra Kalan covers 197.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghoghra Kalan falls under Pandariya tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghoghra Kalan is Bhanwar Tonk, 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 10+ km distance for Ghoghra Kalan.

Ghoghra Kalan is about 22 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghoghra Kalan is in Pandariya tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Pandariya is about 9.7 km away. Kabeerdham is about 22 km away. Kawardha is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghoghra Khurd (under 2 km), Gaurkapa (under 2 km) and Khairjhiti (1.5 km).

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

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