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About Ghughujan Village

Ghughujan is a small village in Bankura I tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 269, made up of 153 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 758 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghughujan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghughujan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Bankura I
Pincode 722207
Area (hectares) 95.25 hectares
Population 269
Male Population 153
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 758
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghughujan compares

By the 2011 count Ghughujan is the 109th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 786 residents. Its 95.25 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 950.

Getting to Ghughujan

Ghughujan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghughujan 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ekaira, Faguakanali, Fengabasa and Gangtara. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Ghughujan

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghughujan village had a population of 269. That makes it the 109th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 786 residents.

Ghughujan village has 153 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghughujan has about 758 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Ghughujan is 722207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghughujan covers 95.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghughujan falls under Bankura I tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ghughujan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Ghughujan.

Ghughujan is in Bankura I tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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