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About Ghogare Village

Ghogare is a small village in Khed tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 431, made up of 183 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,355 females per 1000 males. The village covers 573.13 hectares hectares.

Ghogare Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghogare village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Khed
Area (hectares) 573.13 hectares
Population 431
Male Population 183
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,355
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghogare compares

By the 2011 count Ghogare is the 140th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 573.13 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 1164.

Getting to Ghogare

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

Ghogare lies about 96 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Diwankhavati, about 5.4 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 Ghogare
Nearest railway station Diwankhavati 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Khed 16 km
Nearest town Mahād 27 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 96 km

Villages closest to Ghogare

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghogare village had a population of 431. That makes it the 140th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Ghogare village has 183 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghogare has about 1355 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1164.

Ghogare covers 573.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghogare falls under Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ghogare is Diwankhavati, about 5.4 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 Ghogare.

Ghogare is about 96 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghogare is in Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Diwankhavati is about 5.4 km away. Khed is about 16 km away. Mahād is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wadi Beldar (3.8 km), Kotwali (6.0 km) and Borghar (6.0 km).

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

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