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About Ghoghi Village

Ghoghi is a small village in Taljhari tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 111, made up of 57 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghoghi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghoghi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Taljhari
Pincode 816115
Area (hectares) 55 hectares
Population 111
Male Population 57
Female Population 54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ghoghi compares

By the 2011 count Ghoghi is the 124th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 383 residents. Its 55 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Ghoghi

Ghoghi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghoghi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghoghi from other places

Ghoghi lies about 18 km from Sahibganj. 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 Ghoghi
Tehsil headquarters Taljhari 5.4 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 15 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 18 km

Villages closest to Ghoghi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghoghi village had a population of 111. That makes it the 124th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 383 residents.

Ghoghi village has 57 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghoghi has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Ghoghi is 816115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghoghi covers 55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghoghi falls under Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Ghoghi notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghoghi.

Ghoghi is about 18 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghoghi is in Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district. Taljhari is about 5.4 km away. Rājmahal is about 15 km away. Sahibganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambori (under 2 km), Atiked (under 2 km) and Auriya (under 2 km).

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

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