Village · Taljhari, Sahibganj
# Ghoghi

Ghoghi is a village in Taljhari sub-district of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand, PIN code 816115. The 2011 Census counted 111 people in 28 households, the 126th largest of 205 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.7%.
- 111 people (2011)
- 28 households
- 38.3% literacy
- 816115 PIN code

## Ghoghi PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Ghoghi is 816115. Ghoghi falls in Taljhari sub-district, Sahibganj district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 816115
- Gram panchayat Karanpura
- Community development block Taljhari
- Census village code 358826

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

## How far is Ghoghi from nearby towns?
- Taljhari (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road
- Sahibganj (district HQ) 26 km by road
- Sahibganj (nearest town) 26 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Ghoghi?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Ghoghi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Taljhari
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Maharajpur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sahibganj
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sahibganj
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ghoghi known for?

The main crops are rice. About 17% of the 55 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Ghoghi

Of every 100 households in Ghoghi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghoghi · ■ Taljhari rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 13%
- Toilet within the home 8% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 92% 94%
- Tap water 0% 5%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 12%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 0% 27%
- Television 0% 7%
- Mobile phone 0% 17%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 84% 58%
- Own their home 100% 97%

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

## What is the population of Ghoghi?

■ Ghoghi · ■ Taljhari rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 38.3% 47.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 947 974
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 889 966
- Working population 58.6% 46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.8% for men and 32.6% for women. 56% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 48 (74%) · ■ Farm labourers 8 (12%) · ■ Household industry 2 (3%) · ■ Other work 3 (5%) · ■ Marginal 4 (6%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Taljhari
- Kakbita 115 people
- Parerkola 115 people
- Banjhi 112 people
- Boga 112 people
- Dawana 110 people
- Goalapahar 110 people
- Dobtokri Sonda 105 people
- Bhagapahar 103 people

All 273 villages in Taljhari

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Ghoghi? 816115
- How far is Ghoghi from Sahibganj? 26 km by road
- What is the population of Ghoghi? 111 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghoghi in? Sahibganj district (Taljhari sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Ghoghi? 38.3% (Census 2011)

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