# Ghoghra Village, Sakti, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Sakti, Janjgir - Champa 

# Ghoghra

Ghoghra is a village in Sakti sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495689**. The 2011 Census counted **668 people in 182 households**, the 74th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 668people (2011)
- 182households
- 53.2%literacy
- 495689PIN code

## Ghoghra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghoghra is 495689.** Ghoghra falls in Sakti sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495689
- Gram panchayatMohgaon
- Community development blockSakti
- Census village code436918

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?

- Sakti (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ)61 km by road
- Sakti (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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khaira
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sakti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sakti
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 vegetable**. About 51% of the 241 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 Ghoghra

Of every 100 households in Ghoghra in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghoghra · ■ Sakti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**91%

Tap water ****100%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**9%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****12%**

**27%

Television ****19%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****41%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Sakti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.2%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****820**

**956

Working population ****80.5%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.3% for men and 44.1% for women. 80% of men and 81% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 398 (74%) · **■** Other work 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 138 (26%)

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 Sakti

- Khaira706 people
- Bokramuda697 people
- Masniya Khurd695 people
- Baseen685 people
- Bhedapali666 people
- Achanakpur661 people
- Jampali652 people
- Kanchanpur650 people

[All 128 villages in Sakti](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/sakti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghoghra?495689
- How far is Ghoghra from Janjgir?61 km by road
- What is the population of Ghoghra?668 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghoghra in?Janjgir - Champa district (Sakti sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghoghra?53.2% (Census 2011)