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About Ghoga Village

Ghoga is a small village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 154, made up of 81 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghoga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghoga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Dubrajpur
Pincode 731124
Area (hectares) 110.1 hectares
Population 154
Male Population 81
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Ghoga compares

By the 2011 count Ghoga is the 178th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 110.1 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Ghoga

The census records public bus service for Ghoga 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghoga from other places

Ghoga lies about 60 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chinpai, about 11 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 Ghoga
Nearest railway station Chinpai 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dubrajpur 13 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 13 km
District headquarters Birbhum 60 km

Villages closest to Ghoga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghoga village had a population of 154. That makes it the 178th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Ghoga village has 81 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghoga has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Ghoga is 731124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghoga covers 110.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghoga falls under Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ghoga is Chinpai, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghoga.

Ghoga is about 60 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghoga is in Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Chinpai is about 11 km away. Dubrajpur is about 13 km away. Dubrājpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagabatipur (under 2 km), Chhota Gunsima (under 2 km) and Belahari (under 2 km).

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

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