# Ghaghra Village, Pendra, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pendra, Bilaspur 

# Ghaghra

Ghaghra is a village in Pendra sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495119**. The 2011 Census counted **687 people in 167 households**, the 42nd largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 687people (2011)
- 167households
- 57.5%literacy
- 495119PIN code

## Ghaghra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghaghra is 495119.** Ghaghra falls in Pendra sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495119
- Gram panchayatGhaghra
- Community development blockGaurella No.1
- Census village code437628

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

## How far is Ghaghra from nearby towns?

- Pendra (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)112 km by road
- Pendra (nearest town)12 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 Ghaghra?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Ghaghra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Amadand
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pendra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pendra Road
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 h winter

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 Ghaghra known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and mustard**. About 39% of the 331 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Ghaghra

Of every 100 households in Ghaghra in 2011, 94 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghaghra · ■ Pendra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**10%

Tap water ****24%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****80%**

**42%

Television ****11%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****16%**

**33%

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 Ghaghra?

■ Ghaghra · ■ Pendra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.5%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1120**

**1006

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1128**

**972

Working population ****45.7%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.4% for men and 47.6% for women. 58% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 204 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (13%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 20 (6%) · **■** Marginal 45 (14%)

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 Pendra

- Padariya857 people
- Piplamar846 people
- Bendarchuwan799 people
- Kanchandih739 people
- Tangiyamar654 people
- Harradih640 people
- Kesla617 people
- Nawapara604 people

[All 51 villages in Pendra](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/pendra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghaghra?495119
- How far is Ghaghra from Bilaspur?112 km by road
- What is the population of Ghaghra?687 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghaghra in?Bilaspur district (Pendra sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghaghra?57.5% (Census 2011)