About Ghaghar Village

Ghaghar is a large village in Sherghati tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,182, made up of 1,110 males and 1,072 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 391 hectares hectares.

Ghaghar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghaghar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Sherghati
Area (hectares)	391 hectares
Population	2,182
Male Population	1,110
Female Population	1,072
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghaghar compares

By the 2011 count Ghaghar is the 16th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 391 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Ghaghar

Ghaghar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghaghar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghaghar from other places

Ghaghar lies about 36 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 31 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 Ghaghar
Tehsil headquarters	Sherghati	2.7 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	2.7 km
Nearest railway station	Guraru	31 km
District headquarters	Gaya	36 km

Villages closest to Ghaghar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghaghar village had a population of 2,182. That makes it the 16th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Ghaghar village has 1,110 males and 1,072 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaghar has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Ghaghar covers 391 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghaghar falls under Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghaghar is Guraru, about 31 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ghaghar.

Ghaghar is about 36 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghaghar is in Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghati is about 2.7 km away. Sherghāti is about 2.7 km away. Guraru is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.