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About Ghughari Village

Ghughari is a small village in Bahoriband tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 187, made up of 99 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.39 hectares hectares.

Ghughari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghughari village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Bahoriband
Area (hectares) 159.39 hectares
Population 187
Male Population 99
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghughari compares

By the 2011 count Ghughari is the 149th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 159.39 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 964.

Getting to Ghughari

Ghughari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghughari as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghughari from other places

Ghughari lies about 58 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Gosalpur, about 3.9 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 Ghughari
Nearest railway station Gosalpur 3.9 km
Nearest town Sihorā 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bahoriband 28 km
District headquarters Katni 58 km

Villages closest to Ghughari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghughari village had a population of 187. That makes it the 149th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Ghughari village has 99 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghughari has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Ghughari covers 159.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghughari falls under Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghughari is Gosalpur, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghughari.

Ghughari is about 58 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghughari is in Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district. Gosalpur is about 3.9 km away. Sihorā is about 9.2 km away. Bahoriband is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muhatara (3.5 km), Lakhanpura (3.7 km) and Katara (6.5 km).

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

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