About Ghagra Village

Ghagra is a mid sized village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,157, made up of 608 males and 549 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghagra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghagra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Bengabad
Pincode	815312
Area (hectares)	270 hectares
Population	1,157
Male Population	608
Female Population	549
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghagra compares

By the 2011 count Ghagra is the 33rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 270 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 943.

Getting to Ghagra

Ghagra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghagra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Ghagra from other places

Ghagra lies about 17 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 11 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 Ghagra
Tehsil headquarters	Bengabad	3.2 km
Nearest railway station	Maheshmunda Junction	11 km
District headquarters	Giridih	17 km

Villages closest to Ghagra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghagra village had a population of 1,157. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Ghagra village has 608 males and 549 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghagra has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Ghagra is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghagra covers 270 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghagra falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghagra is Maheshmunda Junction, about 11 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghagra.

Ghagra is about 17 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghagra is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Bengabad is about 3.2 km away. Maheshmunda Junction is about 11 km away. Giridih is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.