# Ghoghra Village, Dandkhora, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dandkhora, Katihar 

# Ghoghra

Ghoghra is a village in Dandkhora sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,029 people in 215 households**, the 20th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 1,029people (2011)
- 215households
- 57.2%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Ghoghra PIN code and other codes

Ghoghra falls in Dandkhora sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDandkhora
- Community development blockDandkhora
- Census village code225440

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Ghoghra from nearby towns?

- Dandkhora (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)15 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)15 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Ghoghra?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Ghoghra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ghoghra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ghoghra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 240 hectares of village land is sown, and 156 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Ghoghra

Of every 100 households in Ghoghra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghoghra · ■ Dandkhora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****15%**

**26%

Television ****11%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**36%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Ghoghra?

■ Ghoghra · ■ Dandkhora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.2%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**947

Working population ****46.4%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.5% for men and 48.1% for women. 52% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 69 (14%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 396 (83%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Dandkhora

- Dumaria1,442 people
- Jabra1,267 people
- Jelas1,184 people
- Sakraili1,122 people
- Raghaili991 people
- Nohari907 people
- Deokhand869 people
- Rampura862 people

[All 50 villages in Dandkhora](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/dandkhora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghoghra from Katihar?15 km by road
- What is the population of Ghoghra?1,029 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghoghra in?Katihar district (Dandkhora sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ghoghra?57.2% (Census 2011)