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About Ghaghri Village

Ghaghri is a small village in Sherghati tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 414, made up of 229 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 808 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares.

Ghaghri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghaghri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Sherghati
Area (hectares) 93 hectares
Population 414
Male Population 229
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 808
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghaghri compares

By the 2011 count Ghaghri is the 67th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Ghaghri

Ghaghri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghaghri as Available within <5 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 Ghaghri from other places

Ghaghri lies about 35 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 30 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
Tehsil headquarters Sherghati 2.6 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Guraru 30 km
District headquarters Gaya 35 km

Villages closest to Ghaghri

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.

Common questions about Ghaghri

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghaghri village had a population of 414. That makes it the 67th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Ghaghri village has 229 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaghri has about 808 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Ghaghri covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghaghri falls under Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghaghri is Guraru, about 30 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghaghri.

Ghaghri is about 35 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghaghri is in Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghati is about 2.6 km away. Sherghāti is about 2.6 km away. Guraru is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhat Kuraha (under 2 km), Ghaghar (under 2 km) and Imlithan (under 2 km).

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

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