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About Ghaghra Village

Ghaghra is a mid sized village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,026, made up of 501 males and 525 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 787.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghaghra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghaghra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Erki
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 787.5 hectares
Population 1,026
Male Population 501
Female Population 525
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 21st largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 787.5 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 1005.

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 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 34 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 25 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 Chakradharpur 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Erki 34 km
District headquarters Khunti 34 km

Villages closest to Ghaghra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghaghra village had a population of 1,026. That makes it the 21st largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Ghaghra village has 501 males and 525 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaghra has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Ghaghra is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghaghra covers 787.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghaghra falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghaghra is Chakradharpur, about 25 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 village for Ghaghra.

Ghaghra is about 34 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghaghra is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Chakradharpur is about 25 km away. Erki is about 34 km away. Khunti is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chuklu (2.0 km), Birbanki (2.5 km) and Sinjani (3.9 km).

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

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