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Villagers Clash Over Converted Woman's Last Rites In Chhattisgarh's Kanker
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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
chaitram
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- LGD code
- 439902
- Pincode
- 491559
- Post office
- Pandaria
- Population
- 618
- Households
- 141
- Literacy rate
- 42.4%
- Sex ratio
- 987 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 341
Census 2011 · in context
How Ghoghra Kalan compares
By population, Ghoghra Kalan ranks #42 of 96 villages in Kukdur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
42.4%
+2.7% vs mandal average
- Ghoghra Kalan
- 42.4%
- Kukdur mandal
- 39.7%
- Kabeerdham district
- 50.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
987
−17 vs mandal average
- Ghoghra Kalan
- 987
- Kukdur mandal
- 1,004
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Ghoghra Kalan
- 4.4
- Kukdur mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ghoghra Kalan at a glance
Ghoghra Kalan is a village of 618 people in 141 households (Census 2011) in Kukdur tehsil, Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh, the 42nd-largest of 96 villages in Kukdur tehsil. Literacy is 42%, 3 points above the tehsil average of 40% and the sex ratio is 987 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 491559, served by Pandaria post office; the LGD village code is 439902. The sarpanch is chaitram, and the village votes in Rajim assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rohit Sahu. The population is estimated at 729 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghoghra Kalan · this village | 618 | 42% | — |
| Khairjhiti · Pandariya | 897 | 57% | — |
| Gourkapa · Pandariya | 131 | 60% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ghoghra Kalan
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PANDARIYA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 13
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 13
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KHAIRJHITI PURANA
- Total area (ha)
- 197.1
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 11.41
- Forest area (ha)
- 2.54
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ghoghra Kalan
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Ghoghra Kalan
- LGD code
- 439902
- Pincode
- 491559
- Post office
- Pandaria
- Population (Census 2011)
- 618
- Population (projected 2026)
- 729
- Households
- 141
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 987
- Literacy rate
- 42.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mahasamund
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Rajim
- Member of Parliament
- Rupkumari Choudhary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rohit Sahu
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- chaitram
- Block / Mandal
- Kukdur
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)