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About Ghoghnath Village

Ghoghnath is a small village in Barwaha tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 318, made up of 163 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.5 hectares hectares.

Ghoghnath Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghoghnath village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Barwaha
Area (hectares) 158.5 hectares
Population 318
Male Population 163
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghoghnath compares

By the 2011 count Ghoghnath is the 202nd largest of the 246 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 158.5 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Ghoghnath

Ghoghnath is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ghoghnath as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Ghoghnath from other places

Ghoghnath lies about 60 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Barwaha, about 10 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 Ghoghnath
Nearest railway station Barwaha 10 km
Nearest town Barwāh 11 km
District headquarters Khargone 60 km

Villages closest to Ghoghnath

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghoghnath village had a population of 318. That makes it the 202nd largest of the 246 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Ghoghnath village has 163 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghoghnath has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Ghoghnath covers 158.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghoghnath falls under Barwaha tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghoghnath is Barwaha, about 10 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 10+ km distance for Ghoghnath.

Ghoghnath is about 60 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghoghnath is in Barwaha tehsil of Khargone district. Barwaha is about 10 km away. Barwāh is about 11 km away. Khargone is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jethway (under 2 km), Bhilkhedi (1.8 km) and Belam Bujurg (2.5 km).

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

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