About Ghagri Village

Ghagri is a mid sized village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 860, made up of 430 males and 430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghagri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghagri village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Ramgarh
Pincode	816102
Area (hectares)	168 hectares
Population	860
Male Population	430
Female Population	430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghagri compares

By the 2011 count Ghagri is the 44th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Ghagri

Ghagri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ghagri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Ghagri from other places

Ghagri lies about 57 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Behrajor, about 28 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 Ghagri
Nearest town	Godda	27 km
Nearest railway station	Behrajor	28 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ramgarh	30 km
District headquarters	Dumka	57 km

Villages closest to Ghagri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghagri village had a population of 860. That makes it the 44th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Ghagri village has 430 males and 430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghagri has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Ghagri is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghagri covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghagri falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghagri is Behrajor, about 28 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ghagri.

Ghagri is about 57 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghagri is in Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district. Godda is about 27 km away. Behrajor is about 28 km away. Ramgarh is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.