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About Ghoghari Village

Ghoghari is a small village in Bilaigarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 433, made up of 221 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghoghari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghoghari village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bilaigarh
Pincode 493222
Area (hectares) 95.76 hectares
Population 433
Male Population 221
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghoghari compares

By the 2011 count Ghoghari is the 167th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 95.76 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 well below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Ghoghari

Ghoghari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghoghari as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Ghoghari from other places

Ghoghari lies about 132 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Baradwar, about 44 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 Ghoghari
Tehsil headquarters Bilaigarh 12 km
Nearest town Saraipali 37 km
Nearest railway station Baradwar 44 km
District headquarters Raipur 132 km

Villages closest to Ghoghari

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 Ghoghari

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghoghari village had a population of 433. That makes it the 167th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Ghoghari village has 221 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghoghari has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1009.

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

Ghoghari covers 95.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghoghari falls under Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghoghari is Baradwar, about 44 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 - 10 km distance for Ghoghari.

Ghoghari is about 132 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghoghari is in Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district. Bilaigarh is about 12 km away. Saraipali is about 37 km away. Baradwar is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghoghara (under 2 km), Dullapur (under 2 km) and Durug (under 2 km).

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

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