About Ghoghra Village

Ghoghra is a small village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 188, made up of 98 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghoghra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghoghra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Jama
Pincode	814146
Area (hectares)	49.5 hectares
Population	188
Male Population	98
Female Population	90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
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 Ghoghra compares

By the 2011 count Ghoghra is the 234th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 49.5 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Ghoghra

Ghoghra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ghoghra 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. The nearest villages by name are Ganeshdih, Ganuamarni, Gargaria and Ghanshyampur. 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 Ghoghra

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghoghra village had a population of 188. That makes it the 234th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Ghoghra village has 98 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghoghra has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Ghoghra is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghoghra covers 49.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghoghra falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

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

Ghoghra is in Jama tehsil of Dumka 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.