# Ghoghara Village, Takhatpur, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Takhatpur, Bilaspur 

# Ghoghara

Ghoghara is a village in Takhatpur sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495115**. The 2011 Census counted **807 people in 156 households**, the 119th largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 807people (2011)
- 156households
- 60.5%literacy
- 495115PIN code

## Ghoghara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghoghara is 495115.** Ghoghara falls in Takhatpur sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495115
- Gram panchayatGhoghara
- Community development blockTakhatpur
- Census village code438517

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

## How far is Ghoghara from nearby towns?

- Takhatpur (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)62 km by road
- Lormi (nearest town)62 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 Ghoghara?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Ghoghara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school10+ km · Bilaspur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bilaspur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Koni
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 20 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 Ghoghara known for?

The main crops are **paddy, tivra and wheat**. About 63% of the 159 hectares of village land is sown, and 108 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 Ghoghara

Of every 100 households in Ghoghara in 2011, 78 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghoghara · ■ Takhatpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**12%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****5%**

**27%

Television ****10%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****2%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Ghoghara?

■ Ghoghara · ■ Takhatpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.5%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****934**

**956

Working population ****35.8%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.4% for men and 46.9% for women. 43% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 46 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (16%) · **■** Marginal 195 (67%)

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 Takhatpur

- Butena833 people
- Pali828 people
- Marhi Kapa819 people
- Gamjoo808 people
- Lidri800 people
- Mohanbhatha796 people
- Bicharpur792 people
- Purena782 people

[All 176 villages in Takhatpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/takhatpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghoghara?495115
- How far is Ghoghara from Bilaspur?62 km by road
- What is the population of Ghoghara?807 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghoghara in?Bilaspur district (Takhatpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghoghara?60.5% (Census 2011)