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About Ghughari Village

Ghughari is a mid sized village in Dhimarkheda tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,358, made up of 703 males and 655 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116 hectares hectares.

Ghughari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghughari village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Dhimarkheda
Area (hectares) 116 hectares
Population 1,358
Male Population 703
Female Population 655
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghughari compares

By the 2011 count Ghughari is the 31st largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 116 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Ghughari

Ghughari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghughari as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ghughari from other places

Ghughari lies about 23 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Salhana, about 8.0 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 Salhana 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhimarkheda 23 km
District headquarters Katni 23 km
Nearest town Murwāra 23 km

Villages closest to Ghughari

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 Ghughari

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghughari village had a population of 1,358. That makes it the 31st largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Ghughari village has 703 males and 655 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghughari has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Ghughari covers 116 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Ghughari is Salhana, about 8.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghughari.

Ghughari is about 23 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 Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district. Salhana is about 8.0 km away. Dhimarkheda is about 23 km away. Katni is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simariya (7.5 km), Banhari (7.9 km) and Barhi (8.3 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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