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About Ghaghri Village

Ghaghri is a small village in Sundarpahari tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 97, made up of 52 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghaghri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghaghri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Sundarpahari
Pincode 814133
Area (hectares) 141 hectares
Population 97
Male Population 52
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghaghri compares

By the 2011 count Ghaghri is the 140th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 300 residents. Its 141 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Ghaghri

Ghaghri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghaghri as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 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 28 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Behrajor, about 29 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
Tehsil headquarters Sundarpahari 20 km
District headquarters Godda 28 km
Nearest railway station Behrajor 29 km

Villages closest to Ghaghri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghaghri village had a population of 97. That makes it the 140th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 300 residents.

Ghaghri village has 52 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaghri has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Ghaghri is 814133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghaghri covers 141 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghaghri falls under Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghaghri is Behrajor, about 29 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ghaghri.

Ghaghri is about 28 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghaghri is in Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district. Sundarpahari is about 20 km away. Godda is about 28 km away. Behrajor is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madni (4.8 km), Kairabani (5.2 km) and Jolo (5.4 km).

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

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