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About Ghughara Village

Ghughara is a mid sized village in Sihora tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 693, made up of 347 males and 346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 427.16 hectares hectares.

Ghughara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghughara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Sihora
Area (hectares) 427.16 hectares
Population 693
Male Population 347
Female Population 346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghughara compares

By the 2011 count Ghughara is the 68th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 931 residents. Its 427.16 hectares work out to about 1.6 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, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Ghughara

Ghughara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghughara as Available within 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 Ghughara from other places

Ghughara lies about 43 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Dundi, about 8.2 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 Ghughara
Nearest railway station Dundi 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sihora 9.0 km
Nearest town Sihorā 9.0 km
District headquarters Jabalpur 43 km

Villages closest to Ghughara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghughara village had a population of 693. That makes it the 68th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 931 residents.

Ghughara village has 347 males and 346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghughara has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Ghughara covers 427.16 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.

Ghughara falls under Sihora tehsil of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghughara is Dundi, about 8.2 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 village for Ghughara.

Ghughara is about 43 km from Jabalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghughara is in Sihora tehsil of Jabalpur district. Dundi is about 8.2 km away. Sihora is about 9.0 km away. Sihorā is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darauli Kalan (1.9 km), Darauli Khurd (1.9 km) and Paraswara (2.5 km).

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

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