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About Ghughari Kalan Village

Ghughari Kalan is a mid sized village in Shankargarh tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,682, made up of 842 males and 840 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 928.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghughari Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghughari Kalan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Shankargarh
Pincode 497118
Area (hectares) 928.15 hectares
Population 1,682
Male Population 842
Female Population 840
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghughari Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Ghughari Kalan is the 5th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 928.15 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Ghughari Kalan

Ghughari Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghughari Kalan 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. The nearest villages by name are Dipadih Kalan, Dipadih Khurd, Dohana and Durgapur. 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 Ghughari Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghughari Kalan village had a population of 1,682. That makes it the 5th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Ghughari Kalan village has 842 males and 840 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghughari Kalan has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Ghughari Kalan is 497118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghughari Kalan covers 928.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghughari Kalan falls under Shankargarh tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Ghughari Kalan 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 10+ km distance for Ghughari Kalan.

Ghughari Kalan is in Shankargarh tehsil of Surguja 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 Ghughari Kalan today is likely to be higher.

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