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About Ghughara Village

Ghughara is a mid sized village in Dhimarkheda tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 844, made up of 404 males and 440 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199 hectares hectares.

Ghughara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghughara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Dhimarkheda
Area (hectares) 199 hectares
Population 844
Male Population 404
Female Population 440
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ghughara compares

By the 2011 count Ghughara is the 63rd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 199 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Ghughara

The census records public bus service for Ghughara 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 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 18 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Niwar, about 14 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 Niwar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhimarkheda 18 km
District headquarters Katni 18 km
Nearest town Murwāra 18 km

Villages closest to Ghughara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhimarkheda 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 844. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Ghughara village has 404 males and 440 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghughara has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Ghughara covers 199 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghughara falls under Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghughara is Niwar, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Ghughara.

Ghughara is about 18 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghughara is in Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district. Niwar is about 14 km away. Dhimarkheda is about 18 km away. Katni is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daigawan (under 2 km), Naigawan (under 2 km) and Pipariya (3.6 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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