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About Goghara Village

Goghara is a mid sized village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,420, made up of 761 males and 659 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.81 hectares hectares.

Goghara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goghara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 115.81 hectares
Population 1,420
Male Population 761
Female Population 659
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Goghara compares

By the 2011 count Goghara is the 73rd largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 115.81 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Goghara

Goghara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Goghara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Goghara from other places

Goghara lies about 18 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Jeonathpur, about 17 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 Goghara
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Jeonathpur 17 km
Nearest town Ahraura 18 km
District headquarters Chandauli 18 km

Villages closest to Goghara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goghara village had a population of 1,420. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Goghara village has 761 males and 659 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goghara has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Goghara covers 115.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Goghara falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Goghara is Jeonathpur, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available for Goghara.

Goghara is about 18 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goghara is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Chakia is about 8.8 km away. Jeonathpur is about 17 km away. Ahraura is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakoriya (under 2 km), Gaurhihar (under 2 km) and Narharpur (under 2 km).

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

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