Village · Malkharoda, Janjgir - Champa
# Ghoghari

Ghoghari is a village in Malkharoda sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495691. The 2011 Census counted 1,389 people in 274 households, the 37th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.
- 1,389 people (2011)
- 274 households
- 78.4% literacy
- 495691 PIN code

## Ghoghari PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Ghoghari is 495691. Ghoghari falls in Malkharoda sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 495691
- Gram panchayat Ghoghari
- Community development block Malkharoda
- Census village code 437318

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Ghoghari from nearby towns?
- Malkharoda (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ) 79 km by road
- Dabhra (nearest town) 7 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Ghoghari?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Ghoghari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Chhapora
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Dabhra
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Malkharoda
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ghoghari known for?

The main crops are paddy, wheat and mustard. About 81% of the 202 hectares of village land is sown, and 127 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Ghoghari

Of every 100 households in Ghoghari in 2011, 99 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghoghari · ■ Malkharoda rural average
- Electricity for lighting 99% 94%
- Toilet within the home 18% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 82% 87%
- Tap water 10% 10%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 24% 24%
- Television 59% 32%
- Mobile phone 54% 27%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 33% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 20% 28%
- Own their home 97% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Ghoghari?

■ Ghoghari · ■ Malkharoda rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 78.4% 70.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1058 1008
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1216 946
- Working population 51.7% 58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 66.3% for women. 60% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 295 (41%) · ■ Farm labourers 267 (37%) · ■ Household industry 9 (1%) · ■ Other work 70 (10%) · ■ Marginal 77 (11%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Malkharoda
- Mudpar 1,496 people
- Limgaon 1,427 people
- Ourda 1,411 people
- Bhanta 1,404 people
- Jamgahan 1,355 people
- Bundeli 1,349 people
- Amlidih 1,297 people
- Basin 1,278 people

All 109 villages in Malkharoda

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Ghoghari? 495691
- How far is Ghoghari from Janjgir? 79 km by road
- What is the population of Ghoghari? 1,389 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghoghari in? Janjgir - Champa district (Malkharoda sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghoghari? 78.4% (Census 2011)

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