# Ghoghra Village, Batouli, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/batouli/ghoghra/ Village · Batouli, Surguja # Ghoghra Ghoghra is a village in Batouli sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497101**. The 2011 Census counted **1,856 people in 408 households**, the 13th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.3%. - 1,856people (2011) - 408households - 53.3%literacy - 497101PIN code ## Ghoghra PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ghoghra is 497101.** Ghoghra falls in Batouli sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497101 - Gram panchayatGhoghra - Community development blockBatauli - Census village code433493 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? - Batouli (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)35 km by road - Ambikapur (nearest town)35 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? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Ghoghra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Batauli - ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river 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, maize and wheat**. About 45% of the 1,283 hectares of village land is sown, and 114 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, 73 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ghoghra · ■ Batouli rural average Electricity for lighting ****73%** **68% Toilet within the home ****89%** **92% No toilet (open defecation) ****11%** **8% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****34%** **53% Television ****6%** **9% Mobile phone ****7%** **18% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****50%** **43% Own their home ****100%** **98% 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 · ■ Batouli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.3%** **58.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1058** **1002 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1204** **963 Working population ****52.5%** **59.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.5% for men and 46.4% for women. 59% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 521 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 179 (18%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 82 (8%) · **■** Marginal 191 (20%) 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 Batouli - Sarmana1,940 people - Maheshpur1,910 people - Bataikela1,874 people - Bilaspur1,872 people - Boda1,821 people - Selma1,667 people - Bansajhal1,637 people - Suarpara1,556 people [All 54 villages in Batouli](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/batouli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ghoghra?497101 - How far is Ghoghra from Ambikapur?35 km by road - What is the population of Ghoghra?1,856 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghoghra in?Surguja district (Batouli sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Ghoghra?53.3% (Census 2011)