# Ghoghra Village, Nawagarh, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nawagarh, Durg 

# Ghoghra

Ghoghra is a village in Nawagarh sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491337**. The 2011 Census counted **2,135 people in 371 households**, the 11th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 2,135people (2011)
- 371households
- 65.6%literacy
- 491337PIN code

## Ghoghra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghoghra is 491337.** Ghoghra falls in Nawagarh sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491337
- Gram panchayatGhoghra
- Community development blockNawagarh
- Census village code441724

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?

- Nawagarh (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)114 km by road
- Nawagarh (nearest town)14 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jhola
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nawagarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bemetra
- ○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 and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Ghoghra known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and gram**. About 85% of the 702 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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, 72 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghoghra · ■ Nawagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****83%**

**35%

Television ****16%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**39%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 · ■ Nawagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927**

**971

Working population ****49.2%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 50.3% for women. 50% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 652 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 207 (20%) · **■** Other work 39 (4%) · **■** Marginal 152 (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 Nawagarh

- Khedha2,509 people
- Magarghata2,355 people
- Pendri2,184 people
- Ranbod2,151 people
- Nandghat2,114 people
- Narayanpur2,090 people
- Badnara2,035 people
- Tenduwa1,831 people

[All 185 villages in Nawagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/nawagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghoghra?491337
- How far is Ghoghra from Durg?114 km by road
- What is the population of Ghoghra?2,135 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghoghra in?Durg district (Nawagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghoghra?65.6% (Census 2011)