About Ghaghas Village

Ghaghas is a large village in Ferozepur Jhirka tehsil, in the district of Mewat, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,224, made up of 1,673 males and 1,551 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 733 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 122108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghaghas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghaghas village
Description	Value
State	Haryana
District	Mewat
Tehsil	Ferozepur Jhirka
Pincode	122108
Area (hectares)	733 hectares
Population	3,224
Male Population	1,673
Female Population	1,551
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghaghas compares

By the 2011 count Ghaghas is the 24th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,149 residents. Its 733 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Ghaghas

Ghaghas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghaghas as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghaghas from other places

Ghaghas lies about 18 km from Mewat, and the nearest railway station is Harsauli, about 33 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 Ghaghas
Nearest town	Tijāra	8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ferozepur Jhirka	18 km
District headquarters	Mewat	18 km
Nearest railway station	Harsauli	33 km

Villages closest to Ghaghas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ferozepur Jhirka 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 Ghaghas

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghaghas village had a population of 3,224. That makes it the 24th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,149 residents.

Ghaghas village has 1,673 males and 1,551 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaghas has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Ghaghas is 122108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghaghas covers 733 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghaghas falls under Ferozepur Jhirka tehsil of Mewat district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Ghaghas is Harsauli, about 33 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ghaghas.

Ghaghas is about 18 km from Mewat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghaghas is in Ferozepur Jhirka tehsil of Mewat district. Tijāra is about 8.7 km away. Ferozepur Jhirka is about 18 km away. Mewat is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.