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About Ghaghra Village

Ghaghra is a mid sized village in Bhawnathpur tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 776, made up of 395 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1205 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghaghra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghaghra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Bhawnathpur
Pincode 822112
Area (hectares) 1205 hectares
Population 776
Male Population 395
Female Population 381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghaghra compares

By the 2011 count Ghaghra is the 21st largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,965 residents. Its 1205 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Ghaghra

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

Ghaghra lies about 34 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Nagar Untari, about 17 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 Ghaghra
Nearest railway station Nagar Untari 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhawnathpur 34 km
District headquarters Garhwa 34 km

Villages closest to Ghaghra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghaghra village had a population of 776. That makes it the 21st largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,965 residents.

Ghaghra village has 395 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaghra has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Ghaghra is 822112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghaghra covers 1205 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghaghra falls under Bhawnathpur tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghaghra is Nagar Untari, about 17 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 km distance for Ghaghra.

Ghaghra is about 34 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghaghra is in Bhawnathpur tehsil of Garhwa district. Nagar Untari is about 17 km away. Bhawnathpur is about 34 km away. Garhwa is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sinduria (2.7 km), Gorgonwan (2.7 km) and Bhawanathpur (3.8 km).

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

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