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About Ghogan Village

Ghogan is a small village in Nanoor tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 160, made up of 81 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghogan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghogan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nanoor
Pincode 731301
Area (hectares) 80.4 hectares
Population 160
Male Population 81
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
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 Ghogan compares

By the 2011 count Ghogan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents. Its 80.4 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Ghogan

Ghogan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghogan 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 Gandhpur, Gangadasbati, Gangnara and Garpara. 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 Ghogan

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghogan village had a population of 160. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents.

Ghogan village has 81 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghogan has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Ghogan is 731301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghogan covers 80.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghogan falls under Nanoor tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ghogan 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 Ghogan.

Ghogan is in Nanoor tehsil of Birbhum 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 Ghogan today is likely to be higher.

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