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About Ghughra Village

Ghughra is a mid sized village in Majholi tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 511, made up of 270 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220.42 hectares hectares.

Ghughra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghughra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Majholi
Area (hectares) 220.42 hectares
Population 511
Male Population 270
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghughra compares

By the 2011 count Ghughra is the 95th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 757 residents. Its 220.42 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Ghughra

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

How far is Ghughra from other places

Ghughra lies about 28 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Gosalpur, about 7.2 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 Ghughra
Nearest railway station Gosalpur 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Majholi 12 km
Nearest town Sihorā 14 km
District headquarters Jabalpur 28 km

Villages closest to Ghughra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghughra village had a population of 511. That makes it the 95th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 757 residents.

Ghughra village has 270 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghughra has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Ghughra covers 220.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghughra falls under Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghughra is Gosalpur, about 7.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghughra.

Ghughra is about 28 km from Jabalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghughra is in Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district. Gosalpur is about 7.2 km away. Majholi is about 12 km away. Sihorā is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Magarkata (under 2 km), Kukrai (under 2 km) and Channota (under 2 km).

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

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