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About Ghaghar Village

Ghaghar is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 467, made up of 246 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814166, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghaghar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghaghar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 814166
Area (hectares) 160 hectares
Population 467
Male Population 246
Female Population 221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghaghar compares

By the 2011 count Ghaghar is the 73rd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 533 residents. Its 160 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Ghaghar

Ghaghar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghaghar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ghaghar from other places

Ghaghar lies about 142 km from Jamtara, and the nearest railway station is Karamtola, about 21 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 Ghaghar
Nearest railway station Karamtola 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 22 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 23 km
District headquarters Jamtara 142 km

Villages closest to Ghaghar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghaghar village had a population of 467. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 533 residents.

Ghaghar village has 246 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaghar has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Ghaghar is 814166. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghaghar covers 160 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghaghar falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghaghar is Karamtola, about 21 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghaghar.

Ghaghar is about 142 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghaghar is in Fatehpur tehsil of Jamtara district. Karamtola is about 21 km away. Fatehpur is about 22 km away. Sāhibganj is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhobna (2.1 km), Pokharia (4.9 km) and Talpokharia (4.9 km).

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

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