About Ghanghar Village

Ghanghar is a mid sized village in Barhara tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 697, made up of 395 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 765 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghanghar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghanghar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Barhara
Pincode	802313
Area (hectares)	31 hectares
Population	697
Male Population	395
Female Population	302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	765
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghanghar compares

By the 2011 count Ghanghar is the 53rd largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,735 residents. Its 31 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 878.

Getting to Ghanghar

Ghanghar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghanghar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ghanghar from other places

Ghanghar lies about 114 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Khutauna, about 12 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 Ghanghar
Nearest railway station	Khutauna	12 km
Nearest town	Nirmāli	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barhara	29 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	114 km

Villages closest to Ghanghar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barhara 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 Ghanghar

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghanghar village had a population of 697. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,735 residents.

Ghanghar village has 395 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghanghar has about 765 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 878.

The pincode recorded for Ghanghar is 802313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghanghar covers 31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ghanghar falls under Barhara tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghanghar is Khutauna, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ghanghar.

Ghanghar is about 114 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghanghar is in Barhara tehsil of Bhojpur district. Khutauna is about 12 km away. Nirmāli is about 16 km away. Barhara is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.