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About Ghoghara Village

Ghoghara is a small village in Chhura tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 241, made up of 110 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,191 females per 1000 males. The village covers 402.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493996, 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 Chhura
Pincode 493996
Area (hectares) 402.83 hectares
Population 241
Male Population 110
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,191
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghoghara compares

By the 2011 count Ghoghara is the 134th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 402.83 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1038.

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 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 Ghoghara from other places

Ghoghara lies about 82 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Komakhan railway station, about 19 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 Chhura 14 km
Nearest railway station Komakhan railway station 19 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 35 km
District headquarters Raipur 82 km

Villages closest to Ghoghara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chhura 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 241. That makes it the 134th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Ghoghara village has 110 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghoghara has about 1191 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Ghoghara is 493996. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghoghara covers 402.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghoghara falls under Chhura tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghoghara is Komakhan railway station, about 19 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 Ghoghara.

Ghoghara is about 82 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 Chhura tehsil of Raipur district. Chhura is about 14 km away. Komakhan railway station is about 19 km away. Mahāsamund is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patparpali (1.7 km), Bamhani (3.7 km) and Bamhni (3.7 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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