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About Ghoghar Village

Ghoghar is a small village in Bara tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 406, made up of 222 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghoghar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghoghar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Bara
Pincode 212108
Area (hectares) 148 hectares
Population 406
Male Population 222
Female Population 184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 829
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghoghar compares

By the 2011 count Ghoghar is the 213th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 148 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Ghoghar

Ghoghar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghoghar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghoghar from other places

Ghoghar lies about 32 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohgara, about 6.4 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 Ghoghar
Nearest railway station Lohgara 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Bara 9.9 km
District headquarters Allahabad 32 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 32 km

Villages closest to Ghoghar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghoghar village had a population of 406. That makes it the 213th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Ghoghar village has 222 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghoghar has about 829 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Ghoghar is 212108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghoghar covers 148 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghoghar falls under Bara tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghoghar is Lohgara, about 6.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Ghoghar.

Ghoghar is about 32 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghoghar is in Bara tehsil of Allahabad district. Lohgara is about 6.4 km away. Bara is about 9.9 km away. Allahabad is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghla (under 2 km), Pura Baldo (under 2 km) and Madanpur (under 2 km).

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

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