Ghugus is a census town

Census town

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 in Chandrapur district

Chandrapur District

Chandrapur District is a district in Nagpur Division of the Indian state of Maharashtra.It is located at the boundary of Andhrapradesh. The district was formerly known as Chanda District. In 1964, it was renamed as Chandrapur. It was the largest district in India until it was split into the...

 in the India

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n state

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 of Maharashtra

Maharashtra

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Geography

Ghugus is located at 19.93°N 79.13°E. It has an average elevation of 189 metres (620 feet).

Demographics

India census

Census

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, Ghugus had a population of 29,921. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Ghugus has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 67%. In Ghugus, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. Gandhi chowk is in the center of the town and a place meant for big meetings and rallies for the awareness and information of the people.

Education

It has one of the best schools in the state like "Mount Carmel Convent School", D.A.V Public School, vianney vidya mandir etc. Mount Carmel school has an excellent academic track record, producing some of the best talents for the industrial and medical needs of the country. This town is also blessed with a good number of industries providing employment to huge population of the locality..

Industries & Shops

Ghugus has coal industries "WCL" and a cement company "ACC Limited". There is a Steel Plant and many coal washers, for this reason Ghugus is the most polluted town in maharashtra. Lloyds Metals and Engineers Limited is a sponge iron plant in ghugus.

WCL Western Coalfields Limited

Western Coalfields Limited

Western Coalfields Limited is one of the largest coal producing company of India. It is one of the eight fully owned subsidiaries of Coal India Limited. The company came in to existence in 1975 after nationalization of coal mines in India. It inherited all the private sector coal mines of the...

, a subsidiary of Coal India Limited.

ACC Limited Associated Cement Companies Limited.

Shops-
Ghugus population is increasing day by day the people of ghugus need more facility.ghugus main market area is in the middle of the town know for basti. The main shop is "chandrapur radio services" which contain most of the electronic items used for daily life style. On every sunday a weekly bazar (market) is organized to meet the needs of the people. Nagpure general and kirana store is in the centre of ghugus at gandhi chowk.There is a main cloth shop named as Darshan dresses in the centre of ghugus at gandhi chowk.