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About Ghugi Village

Ghugi is a mid sized village in Shirur Anantpal tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 651, made up of 361 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 803 females per 1000 males. The village covers 474 hectares hectares.

Ghugi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghugi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Shirur Anantpal
Area (hectares) 474 hectares
Population 651
Male Population 361
Female Population 290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 803
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghugi compares

By the 2011 count Ghugi is the 43rd largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,734 residents. Its 474 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Ghugi

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

Ghugi lies about 34 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Her, about 22 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 Ghugi
Tehsil headquarters Shirur Anantpal 8.7 km
Nearest town Nilanga 20 km
Nearest railway station Her 22 km
District headquarters Latur 34 km

Villages closest to Ghugi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shirur Anantpal 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 Ghugi

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghugi village had a population of 651. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,734 residents.

Ghugi village has 361 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghugi has about 803 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Ghugi covers 474 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghugi falls under Shirur Anantpal tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ghugi is Her, about 22 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 10+ km distance for Ghugi.

Ghugi is about 34 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghugi is in Shirur Anantpal tehsil of Latur district. Shirur Anantpal is about 8.7 km away. Nilanga is about 20 km away. Her is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sangvi (under 2 km), Sakol (3.1 km) and Bakali (3.3 km).

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

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