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About Ghoghra Village

Ghoghra is a small village in Rajim tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 280, made up of 130 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,154 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghoghra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghoghra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Rajim
Pincode 497335
Area (hectares) 81.17 hectares
Population 280
Male Population 130
Female Population 150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,154
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghoghra compares

By the 2011 count Ghoghra is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents. Its 81.17 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Ghoghra

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

Ghoghra lies about 55 km from Raipur. 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 Ghoghra
Tehsil headquarters Rajim 18 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 21 km
District headquarters Raipur 55 km

Villages closest to Ghoghra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghoghra village had a population of 280. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents.

Ghoghra village has 130 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghoghra has about 1154 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Ghoghra is 497335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghoghra covers 81.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghoghra falls under Rajim tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Ghoghra 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ghoghra.

Ghoghra is about 55 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghoghra is in Rajim tehsil of Raipur district. Rajim is about 18 km away. Nawāpāra is about 21 km away. Raipur is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patori (under 2 km), Ganiyari (under 2 km) and Patora (under 2 km).

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

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