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About Ghoghra Village

Ghoghra is a large village in Banda tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,147, made up of 1,125 males and 1,022 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287.37 hectares hectares.

Ghoghra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghoghra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Banda
Area (hectares) 287.37 hectares
Population 2,147
Male Population 1,125
Female Population 1,022
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghoghra compares

By the 2011 count Ghoghra is the 19th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents. Its 287.37 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Ghoghra

Ghoghra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghoghra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Ghoghra from other places

Ghoghra lies about 43 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Patharia, about 8.7 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 Ghoghra
Nearest town Garhākota 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Patharia 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Banda 31 km
District headquarters Sagar 43 km

Villages closest to Ghoghra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghoghra village had a population of 2,147. That makes it the 19th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents.

Ghoghra village has 1,125 males and 1,022 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghoghra has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

Ghoghra covers 287.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghoghra falls under Banda tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghoghra is Patharia, about 8.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ghoghra.

Ghoghra is about 43 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghoghra is in Banda tehsil of Sagar district. Garhākota is about 6.2 km away. Patharia is about 8.7 km away. Banda is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandrapura (5.3 km), Khajri (16 km) and Majhguwan (16 km).

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

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