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About Ghoghre Village

Ghoghre is a mid sized village in Chhuriya tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 827, made up of 401 males and 426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghoghre Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghoghre village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuriya
Pincode 491558
Area (hectares) 297.21 hectares
Population 827
Male Population 401
Female Population 426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghoghre compares

By the 2011 count Ghoghre is the 84th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 812 residents. Its 297.21 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Ghoghre

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

Ghoghre lies about 42 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Paniajob, 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 Ghoghre
Tehsil headquarters Chhuriya 1.6 km
Nearest railway station Paniajob 19 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 23 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 42 km

Villages closest to Ghoghre

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghoghre village had a population of 827. That makes it the 84th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 812 residents.

Ghoghre village has 401 males and 426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghoghre has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Ghoghre is 491558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghoghre covers 297.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghoghre falls under Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghoghre is Paniajob, 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 <5 km distance for Ghoghre.

Ghoghre is about 42 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghoghre is in Chhuriya tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuriya is about 1.6 km away. Paniajob is about 19 km away. Dongargarh is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumardeeh (2.1 km), Kumarra Chhuriya (2.6 km) and Ghupsal (2.7 km).

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

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