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About Ghughra Mal Village

Ghughra Mal is a mid sized village in Ghughari tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 539, made up of 270 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 420.83 hectares hectares.

Ghughra Mal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghughra Mal village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Ghughari
Area (hectares) 420.83 hectares
Population 539
Male Population 270
Female Population 269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
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 Ghughra Mal compares

By the 2011 count Ghughra Mal is the 142nd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 420.83 hectares work out to about 1.3 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Ghughra Mal

Ghughra Mal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ghughra Mal 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 Ghughra Mal from other places

Ghughra Mal lies about 78 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Bargi, about 11 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 Ghughra Mal
Nearest railway station Bargi 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghughari 12 km
Nearest town Jabalpur 20 km
District headquarters Mandla 78 km

Villages closest to Ghughra Mal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghughra Mal village had a population of 539. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Ghughra Mal village has 270 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghughra Mal has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Ghughra Mal covers 420.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghughra Mal falls under Ghughari tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghughra Mal is Bargi, about 11 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 Ghughra Mal.

Ghughra Mal is about 78 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghughra Mal is in Ghughari tehsil of Mandla district. Bargi is about 11 km away. Ghughari is about 12 km away. Jabalpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ludhiya Alias Imlitola (2.0 km), Sakri (5.4 km) and Amjhar (5.9 km).

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

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