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About Ghaughara Village

Ghaughara is a mid sized village in Buxwaha tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,110, made up of 605 males and 505 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 835 females per 1000 males. The village covers 698.6 hectares hectares.

Ghaughara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghaughara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Buxwaha
Area (hectares) 698.6 hectares
Population 1,110
Male Population 605
Female Population 505
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 835
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghaughara compares

By the 2011 count Ghaughara is the 21st largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 713 residents. Its 698.6 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 847.

Getting to Ghaughara

Ghaughara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghaughara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ghaughara from other places

Ghaughara lies about 89 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Patharia, about 36 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 Ghaughara
Tehsil headquarters Buxwaha 14 km
Nearest town Banda 28 km
Nearest railway station Patharia 36 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 89 km

Villages closest to Ghaughara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghaughara village had a population of 1,110. That makes it the 21st largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 713 residents.

Ghaughara village has 605 males and 505 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaughara has about 835 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 847.

Ghaughara covers 698.6 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.

Ghaughara falls under Buxwaha tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghaughara is Patharia, about 36 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 within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ghaughara.

Ghaughara is about 89 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghaughara is in Buxwaha tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Buxwaha is about 14 km away. Banda is about 28 km away. Patharia is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mudiya (2.9 km), Bijawali (2.9 km) and Gugwara (2.9 km).

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

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