About Ghaghra Village

Ghaghra is a small village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 262, made up of 123 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,130 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghaghra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghaghra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Ghaghra
Pincode	835331
Area (hectares)	255 hectares
Population	262
Male Population	123
Female Population	139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,130
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghaghra compares

By the 2011 count Ghaghra is the 114th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 255 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

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 village. 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 Ghaghra from other places

Ghaghra lies about 25 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 26 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 town	Lohārdagā	23 km
District headquarters	Gumla	25 km
Nearest railway station	Lohardaga	26 km

Villages closest to Ghaghra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghaghra 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 262. That makes it the 114th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Ghaghra village has 123 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaghra has about 1130 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Ghaghra is 835331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghaghra covers 255 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghaghra falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghaghra is Lohardaga, about 26 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghaghra.

Ghaghra is about 25 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghaghra is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Lohārdagā is about 23 km away. Gumla is about 25 km away. Lohardaga is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.