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About Ghughwa Village

Ghughwa is a small village in Dongargaon tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 480, made up of 232 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghughwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghughwa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargaon
Pincode 491661
Area (hectares) 291.63 hectares
Population 480
Male Population 232
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghughwa compares

By the 2011 count Ghughwa is the 96th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents. Its 291.63 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 1005.

Getting to Ghughwa

Ghughwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghughwa 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. The nearest villages by name are Diwanbhedi, Dogargaon, Ganeri and Gatatola. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Ghughwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghughwa village had a population of 480. That makes it the 96th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents.

Ghughwa village has 232 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghughwa has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Ghughwa is 491661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghughwa covers 291.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghughwa falls under Dongargaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Ghughwa 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 km distance for Ghughwa.

Ghughwa is in Dongargaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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