About Ghaghra Village

Ghaghra is a large village in Bagodar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,650, made up of 1,345 males and 1,305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 524 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825322, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghaghra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghaghra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Bagodar
Pincode	825322
Area (hectares)	524 hectares
Population	2,650
Male Population	1,345
Female Population	1,305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
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 Ghaghra compares

By the 2011 count Ghaghra is the 18th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents. Its 524 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Ghaghra

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

Ghaghra lies about 47 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chichaki, about 9.0 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
Tehsil headquarters	Bagodar	3.3 km
Nearest railway station	Chichaki	9.0 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	11 km
District headquarters	Giridih	47 km

Villages closest to Ghaghra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghaghra village had a population of 2,650. That makes it the 18th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents.

Ghaghra village has 1,345 males and 1,305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaghra has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Ghaghra is 825322. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghaghra covers 524 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghaghra falls under Bagodar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghaghra is Chichaki, about 9.0 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 Ghaghra.

Ghaghra is about 47 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghaghra is in Bagodar tehsil of Giridih district. Bagodar is about 3.3 km away. Chichaki is about 9.0 km away. Barki Saria is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.