About Ghaghra Village

Ghaghra is a mid sized village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 913, made up of 460 males and 453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 551 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	Murhu
Pincode	835216
Area (hectares)	551 hectares
Population	913
Male Population	460
Female Population	453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
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 Ghaghra compares

By the 2011 count Ghaghra is the 25th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 551 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Ghaghra

Ghaghra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghaghra 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 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	Murhu	28 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 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 Ghaghra

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghaghra village had a population of 913. That makes it the 25th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Ghaghra village has 460 males and 453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaghra has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

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

Ghaghra covers 551 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghaghra falls under Murhu 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance 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 Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Chakradharpur is about 25 km away. Murhu is about 28 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.