About Ghaghra Village

Ghaghra is a mid sized village in Parihar tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,598, made up of 850 males and 748 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghaghra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghaghra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sitamarhi
Tehsil	Parihar
Pincode	843324
Area (hectares)	178 hectares
Population	1,598
Male Population	850
Female Population	748
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	880
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 Ghaghra compares

By the 2011 count Ghaghra is the 66th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,108 residents. Its 178 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Ghaghra

Ghaghra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghaghra 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. The nearest villages by name are Demhua, Dhanaha, Dharharwa and Dimahi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Ghaghra

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghaghra village had a population of 1,598. That makes it the 66th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,108 residents.

Ghaghra village has 850 males and 748 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaghra has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Ghaghra is 843324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghaghra covers 178 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghaghra falls under Parihar tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The census record for Ghaghra notes the nearest railway station 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 Ghaghra.

Ghaghra is in Parihar tehsil of Sitamarhi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.