# Ghoghra Village, Pithora, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/pithora/ghoghra/ Village · Pithora, Mahasamund # Ghoghra Ghoghra is a village in Pithora sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493551**. The 2011 Census counted **1,516 people in 424 households**, the 24th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%. - 1,516people (2011) - 424households - 70.5%literacy - 493551PIN code ## Ghoghra PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ghoghra is 493551.** Ghoghra falls in Pithora sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code493551 - Gram panchayatGhoghra - Community development blockPithaura - Census village code446284 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? - Pithaura (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Mahasamund (district HQ)65 km by road - Bagbahara (nearest town)15 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? 12 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ghonch - ○Degree college10+ km · Pithora - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mahasamund - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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? About 74% of the 686 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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, 80 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ghoghra · ■ Pithora rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **80% Toilet within the home ****2%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **82% Tap water ****36%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **96% Use banking services ****90%** **55% Television ****16%** **22% Mobile phone ****16%** **23% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****33%** **24% Own their home ****97%** **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 Ghoghra? ■ Ghoghra · ■ Pithora rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%** **69.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1057** **1034 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1011** **983 Working population ****53.4%** **52.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.2% for men and 57.7% for women. 56% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 176 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 541 (67%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 35 (4%) · **■** Marginal 55 (7%) 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 Pithora - Ghonch1,589 people - Khair Khuta1,576 people - Atharagudi1,551 people - Beldih1,549 people - Pendrawan1,480 people - Ansula1,464 people - Arand1,435 people - Burodih1,419 people [All 248 villages in Pithora](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/pithora/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ghoghra?493551 - How far is Ghoghra from Mahasamund?65 km by road - What is the population of Ghoghra?1,516 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghoghra in?Mahasamund district (Pithora sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Ghoghra?70.5% (Census 2011)