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About Ghoghara Village

Ghoghara is a mid sized village in Bilaigarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 573, made up of 279 males and 294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghoghara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghoghara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bilaigarh
Pincode 493222
Area (hectares) 146.11 hectares
Population 573
Male Population 279
Female Population 294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghoghara compares

By the 2011 count Ghoghara is the 134th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 146.11 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Ghoghara

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

Ghoghara lies about 133 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Baradwar, about 43 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 Ghoghara
Tehsil headquarters Bilaigarh 13 km
Nearest town Saraipali 38 km
Nearest railway station Baradwar 43 km
District headquarters Raipur 133 km

Villages closest to Ghoghara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghoghara village had a population of 573. That makes it the 134th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Ghoghara village has 279 males and 294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghoghara has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Ghoghara is 493222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghoghara covers 146.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghoghara falls under Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghoghara is Baradwar, about 43 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 Ghoghara.

Ghoghara is about 133 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghoghara is in Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district. Bilaigarh is about 13 km away. Saraipali is about 38 km away. Baradwar is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dullapur (under 2 km), Ghoghari (under 2 km) and Soniyadih (under 2 km).

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

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