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About Ghaghara Village

Ghaghara is a mid sized village in Bharatpur tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,024, made up of 530 males and 494 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 589.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497778, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghaghara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghaghara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Koriya
Tehsil Bharatpur
Pincode 497778
Area (hectares) 589.68 hectares
Population 1,024
Male Population 530
Female Population 494
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghaghara compares

By the 2011 count Ghaghara is the 19th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 512 residents. Its 589.68 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Ghaghara

Ghaghara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghaghara 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. The nearest villages by name are Dulari, Dundhasi, Gadhaura and Gadwar. 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 Ghaghara

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghaghara village had a population of 1,024. That makes it the 19th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 512 residents.

Ghaghara village has 530 males and 494 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaghara has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Ghaghara is 497778. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghaghara covers 589.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghaghara falls under Bharatpur tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Ghaghara 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 10+ km distance for Ghaghara.

Ghaghara is in Bharatpur tehsil of Koriya 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 Ghaghara today is likely to be higher.

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