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About Ghoghawa Kalan Village

Ghoghawa Kalan is a mid sized village in Bhinga tehsil, in the district of Shrawasti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,513, made up of 860 males and 653 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 759 females per 1000 males. The village covers 305.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271840, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghoghawa Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghoghawa Kalan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shrawasti
Tehsil Bhinga
Pincode 271840
Area (hectares) 305.46 hectares
Population 1,513
Male Population 860
Female Population 653
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 759
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghoghawa Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Ghoghawa Kalan is the 175th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,333 residents. Its 305.46 hectares work out to about 5.0 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 873.

Getting to Ghoghawa Kalan

Ghoghawa Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghoghawa Kalan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghoghawa Kalan from other places

Ghoghawa Kalan lies about 26 km from Shrawasti, and the nearest railway station is Kauwapur, about 36 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 Ghoghawa Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Bhinga 20 km
District headquarters Shrawasti 26 km
Nearest railway station Kauwapur 36 km

Villages closest to Ghoghawa Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhinga 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 Ghoghawa Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghoghawa Kalan village had a population of 1,513. That makes it the 175th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,333 residents.

Ghoghawa Kalan village has 860 males and 653 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghoghawa Kalan has about 759 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 873.

The pincode recorded for Ghoghawa Kalan is 271840. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghoghawa Kalan covers 305.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghoghawa Kalan falls under Bhinga tehsil of Shrawasti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghoghawa Kalan is Kauwapur, about 36 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghoghawa Kalan.

Ghoghawa Kalan is about 26 km from Shrawasti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghoghawa Kalan is in Bhinga tehsil of Shrawasti district. Bhinga is about 20 km away. Shrawasti is about 26 km away. Kauwapur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalkalwa (under 2 km), Balapur (1.6 km) and Tangpasri (2.6 km).

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

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