About Ghaghari Village

Ghaghari is a small village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 298, made up of 143 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghaghari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghaghari village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Murhu
Pincode	835216
Area (hectares)	308.81 hectares
Population	298
Male Population	143
Female Population	155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,084
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghaghari compares

By the 2011 count Ghaghari is the 105th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 308.81 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 996.

Getting to Ghaghari

Ghaghari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghaghari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Ghaghari from other places

Ghaghari lies about 16 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 24 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 Ghaghari
Tehsil headquarters	Murhu	5.2 km
District headquarters	Khunti	16 km
Nearest railway station	Karra	24 km

Villages closest to Ghaghari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghaghari village had a population of 298. That makes it the 105th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Ghaghari village has 143 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaghari has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

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

Ghaghari covers 308.81 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.

Ghaghari falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghaghari is Karra, about 24 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ghaghari.

Ghaghari is about 16 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghaghari is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Murhu is about 5.2 km away. Khunti is about 16 km away. Karra is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.