About Ghugra Village

Ghugra is a mid sized village in Sonhat tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,605, made up of 822 males and 783 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 652.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497339, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghugra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghugra village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Koriya
Tehsil	Sonhat
Pincode	497339
Area (hectares)	652.29 hectares
Population	1,605
Male Population	822
Female Population	783
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghugra compares

By the 2011 count Ghugra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 652.29 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 972.

Getting to Ghugra

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

Ghugra lies about 29 km from Koriya, and the nearest railway station is Udalkachar, about 6.4 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 Ghugra
Nearest railway station	Udalkachar	6.4 km
Nearest town	Manendragarh	16 km
District headquarters	Koriya	29 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sonhat	30 km

Villages closest to Ghugra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghugra village had a population of 1,605. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Ghugra village has 822 males and 783 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghugra has about 953 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 972.

The pincode recorded for Ghugra is 497339. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghugra covers 652.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghugra falls under Sonhat tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghugra is Udalkachar, about 6.4 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 Ghugra.

Ghugra is about 29 km from Koriya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghugra is in Sonhat tehsil of Koriya district. Udalkachar is about 6.4 km away. Manendragarh is about 16 km away. Koriya is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.