About Ghaghra Village

Ghaghra is a small village in Deori tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 401, made up of 211 males and 190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815314, 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	Deori
Pincode	815314
Area (hectares)	135 hectares
Population	401
Male Population	211
Female Population	190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghaghra compares

By the 2011 count Ghaghra is the 129th largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 135 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 941.

Getting to Ghaghra

Ghaghra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghaghra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 172 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Narkopi, 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 Ghaghra
Nearest railway station	Narkopi	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Deori	26 km
Nearest town	Lohārdagā	30 km
District headquarters	Giridih	172 km

Villages closest to Ghaghra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Deori 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 401. That makes it the 129th largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Ghaghra village has 211 males and 190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaghra has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Ghaghra is 815314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghaghra covers 135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghaghra falls under Deori tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghaghra is Narkopi, 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 village for Ghaghra.

Ghaghra is about 172 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 Deori tehsil of Giridih district. Narkopi is about 11 km away. Deori is about 26 km away. Lohārdagā is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.