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About Ghagha Village

Ghagha is a large village in Behea tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,126, made up of 1,140 males and 986 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802162, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghagha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghagha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Behea
Pincode 802162
Area (hectares) 70 hectares
Population 2,126
Male Population 1,140
Female Population 986
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ghagha compares

By the 2011 count Ghagha is the 28th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 30 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 911.

Getting to Ghagha

Ghagha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghagha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghagha from other places

Ghagha lies about 27 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 5.0 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 Ghagha
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 5.0 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Behea 27 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 27 km

Villages closest to Ghagha

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

Common questions about Ghagha

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghagha village had a population of 2,126. That makes it the 28th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents.

Ghagha village has 1,140 males and 986 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghagha has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Ghagha is 802162. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghagha covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ghagha falls under Behea tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghagha is Pawakhali, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghagha.

Ghagha is about 27 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghagha is in Behea tehsil of Bhojpur district. Pawakhali is about 5.0 km away. Bahādurganj is about 10 km away. Behea is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bela (5.1 km), Bandha (9.9 km) and Jogibir (13 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ghagha today is likely to be higher.

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