About Ghaghri Village

Ghaghri is one of the larger villages in Raniganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,203, made up of 3,245 males and 2,958 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 686 hectares hectares.

Ghaghri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghaghri village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Raniganj
Area (hectares)	686 hectares
Population	6,203
Male Population	3,245
Female Population	2,958
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghaghri compares

By the 2011 count Ghaghri is the 23rd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents. Its 686 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Ghaghri

Ghaghri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ghaghri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghaghri from other places

Ghaghri lies about 14 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 6.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ghaghri
Nearest railway station	Araria Court	6.7 km
District headquarters	Araria	14 km
Nearest town	Arāria	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raniganj	17 km

Villages closest to Ghaghri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raniganj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Ghaghri

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghaghri village had a population of 6,203. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents.

Ghaghri village has 3,245 males and 2,958 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaghri has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Ghaghri covers 686 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghaghri falls under Raniganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghaghri is Araria Court, about 6.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ghaghri.

Ghaghri is about 14 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghaghri is in Raniganj tehsil of Araria district. Araria Court is about 6.7 km away. Araria is about 14 km away. Arāria is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.