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About Ghoghara Village

Ghoghara is a small village in Seoni Malwa tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 213, made up of 117 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 821 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.91 hectares hectares.

Ghoghara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghoghara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Seoni Malwa
Area (hectares) 140.91 hectares
Population 213
Male Population 117
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 821
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghoghara compares

By the 2011 count Ghoghara is the 162nd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 140.91 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Ghoghara

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

How far is Ghoghara from other places

Ghoghara lies about 33 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Dharamkundi, about 16 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 Ghoghara
Nearest railway station Dharamkundi 16 km
Nearest town Nasrullāhganj 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Seoni Malwa 19 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 33 km

Villages closest to Ghoghara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Seoni Malwa 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 Ghoghara

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghoghara village had a population of 213. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Ghoghara village has 117 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghoghara has about 821 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Ghoghara covers 140.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghoghara falls under Seoni Malwa tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghoghara is Dharamkundi, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ghoghara.

Ghoghara is about 33 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghoghara is in Seoni Malwa tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Dharamkundi is about 16 km away. Nasrullāhganj is about 19 km away. Seoni Malwa is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhela (1.7 km), Nahlai (2.0 km) and Borata (2.6 km).

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

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