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About Ghoghwa Village

Ghoghwa is a mid sized village in Saidpur tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,686, made up of 828 males and 858 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 233223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghoghwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghoghwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Saidpur
Pincode 233223
Area (hectares) 98.48 hectares
Population 1,686
Male Population 828
Female Population 858
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ghoghwa compares

By the 2011 count Ghoghwa is the 102nd largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents. Its 98.48 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Ghoghwa

The census records public bus service for Ghoghwa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Ghoghwa from other places

Ghoghwa lies about 44 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Faridaha Halt, about 2.6 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 Ghoghwa
Nearest railway station Faridaha Halt 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Saidpur 7.6 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 44 km

Villages closest to Ghoghwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghoghwa village had a population of 1,686. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents.

Ghoghwa village has 828 males and 858 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghoghwa has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Ghoghwa is 233223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghoghwa covers 98.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ghoghwa falls under Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghoghwa is Faridaha Halt, about 2.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghoghwa.

Ghoghwa is about 44 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghoghwa is in Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district. Faridaha Halt is about 2.6 km away. Saidpur is about 7.6 km away. Ghazipur is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mathiya (under 2 km), Badala (2.1 km) and Usakipur (2.3 km).

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

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