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About Ghugawa Village

Ghugawa is a small village in Korchi tehsil, in the district of Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 343, made up of 156 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,199 females per 1000 males. The village covers 315.72 hectares hectares.

Ghugawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghugawa village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gadchiroli
Tehsil Korchi
Area (hectares) 315.72 hectares
Population 343
Male Population 156
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,199
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghugawa compares

By the 2011 count Ghugawa is the 38th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 345 residents. Its 315.72 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1056.

Getting to Ghugawa

Ghugawa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghugawa 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 Ghugawa from other places

Ghugawa lies about 88 km from Gadchiroli, and the nearest railway station is Paniajob, about 47 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 Ghugawa
Tehsil headquarters Korchi 11 km
Nearest railway station Paniajob 47 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 50 km
District headquarters Gadchiroli 88 km

Villages closest to Ghugawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghugawa village had a population of 343. That makes it the 38th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 345 residents.

Ghugawa village has 156 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghugawa has about 1199 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1056.

Ghugawa covers 315.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghugawa falls under Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ghugawa is Paniajob, about 47 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 Ghugawa.

Ghugawa is about 88 km from Gadchiroli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghugawa is in Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district. Korchi is about 11 km away. Paniajob is about 47 km away. Dongargarh is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramsaytola (1.6 km), Hitkasa (1.7 km) and Botekasa (1.8 km).

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

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