About Ghaghri Village

Ghaghri is a large village in Sagma tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,180, made up of 1,647 males and 1,533 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 509 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghaghri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghaghri village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Sagma
Pincode	822121
Area (hectares)	509 hectares
Population	3,180
Male Population	1,647
Female Population	1,533
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
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 Ghaghri compares

By the 2011 count Ghaghri is the 4th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,900 residents. Its 509 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Ghaghri

Ghaghri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ghaghri 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 Ghaghri from other places

Ghaghri lies about 41 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Wyndhamganj, about 5.4 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 Ghaghri
Nearest railway station	Wyndhamganj	5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sagma	5.5 km
Nearest town	Renukūt	37 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	41 km

Villages closest to Ghaghri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghaghri village had a population of 3,180. That makes it the 4th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,900 residents.

Ghaghri village has 1,647 males and 1,533 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaghri has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Ghaghri is 822121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghaghri covers 509 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghaghri falls under Sagma tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghaghri is Wyndhamganj, about 5.4 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 Ghaghri.

Ghaghri is about 41 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghaghri is in Sagma tehsil of Garhwa district. Wyndhamganj is about 5.4 km away. Sagma is about 5.5 km away. Renukūt is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.