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About Ghoghra Village

Ghoghra is a small village in Shahbad tehsil, in the district of Baran, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 285, made up of 152 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 325217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghoghra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghoghra village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Baran
Tehsil Shahbad
Pincode 325217
Area (hectares) 203 hectares
Population 285
Male Population 152
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 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 116th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 203 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 935.

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 5 - 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 74 km from Baran, and the nearest railway station is Khonker, about 37 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
Tehsil headquarters Shahbad 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Khonker 37 km
Nearest town Shivpuri 47 km
District headquarters Baran 74 km

Villages closest to Ghoghra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahbad 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 285. That makes it the 116th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Ghoghra village has 152 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghoghra has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Ghoghra is 325217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghoghra covers 203 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.

Ghoghra falls under Shahbad tehsil of Baran district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Ghoghra is Khonker, about 37 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghoghra.

Ghoghra is about 74 km from Baran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghoghra is in Shahbad tehsil of Baran district. Shahbad is about 9.2 km away. Khonker is about 37 km away. Shivpuri is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Goyra (under 2 km), Sar (under 2 km) and Gordhanpura (1.5 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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