# Ghaghara Village, Balrampur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Balrampur, Surguja 

# Ghaghara

Ghaghara is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497118**. The 2011 Census counted **1,115 people in 246 households**, the 32nd largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.5%.

- 1,115people (2011)
- 246households
- 58.8%literacy
- 497118PIN code

## Ghaghara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghaghara is 497118.** Ghaghara falls in Balrampur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497118
- Gram panchayatKochali
- Community development blockBalrampur
- Census village code431990

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

## How far is Ghaghara from nearby towns?

- Balrampur (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)80 km by road
- Balrampur (nearest town)28 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 Ghaghara?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Ghaghara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Daura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pratappur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pratappur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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)10 h summer · 10 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 Ghaghara known for?

About 40% of the 607 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Ghaghara

Of every 100 households in Ghaghara in 2011, 16 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghaghara · ■ Balrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**11%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****95%**

**66%

Television ****1%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****26%**

**47%

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 Ghaghara?

■ Ghaghara · ■ Balrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%**

**56.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****826**

**965

Working population ****55.0%**

**51.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.4% for men and 45.0% for women. 55% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 150 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 145 (24%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 305 (50%)

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 Balrampur

- Nawadih1,201 people
- Amdanda1,166 people
- Girwarganj1,138 people
- Kotasaripodi1,128 people
- Sarnadih1,085 people
- Jawar1,073 people
- Krishnanagar1,073 people
- Daldhowa1,037 people

[All 124 villages in Balrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/balrampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghaghara?497118
- How far is Ghaghara from Ambikapur?80 km by road
- What is the population of Ghaghara?1,115 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghaghara in?Surguja district (Balrampur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghaghara?58.8% (Census 2011)