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About Ghugia Village

Ghugia is a mid sized village in Simlapal tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 573, made up of 294 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghugia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghugia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Simlapal
Pincode 722151
Area (hectares) 104.02 hectares
Population 573
Male Population 294
Female Population 279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
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 Ghugia compares

By the 2011 count Ghugia is the 89th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 702 residents. Its 104.02 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Ghugia

Ghugia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghugia 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. The nearest villages by name are Ekaria Jambani, Ganrra, Ghaghrakhulia and Ghagra. 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 Ghugia

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghugia village had a population of 573. That makes it the 89th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 702 residents.

Ghugia village has 294 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghugia has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Ghugia is 722151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghugia covers 104.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghugia falls under Simlapal tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ghugia notes the nearest railway station 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 Ghugia.

Ghugia is in Simlapal 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 Ghugia today is likely to be higher.

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