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About Bara Ghagri Village

Bara Ghagri is a small village in Litipara tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 229, made up of 107 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,140 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Ghagri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Ghagri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Litipara
Pincode 816102
Area (hectares) 137 hectares
Population 229
Male Population 107
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,140
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 Bara Ghagri compares

By the 2011 count Bara Ghagri is the 116th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 384 residents. Its 137 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 1048.

Getting to Bara Ghagri

Bara Ghagri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bara Ghagri 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 Bara Ghagri from other places

Bara Ghagri lies about 34 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, 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 Bara Ghagri
Tehsil headquarters Litipara 13 km
Nearest railway station Barharwa Junction 24 km
District headquarters Pakur 34 km
Nearest town Godda 34 km

Villages closest to Bara Ghagri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Litipara 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 Bara Ghagri

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Ghagri village had a population of 229. That makes it the 116th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 384 residents.

Bara Ghagri village has 107 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Ghagri has about 1140 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Bara Ghagri is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Ghagri covers 137 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.

Bara Ghagri falls under Litipara tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara Ghagri is Barharwa Junction, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bara Ghagri.

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

Bara Ghagri is in Litipara tehsil of Pakur district. Litipara is about 13 km away. Barharwa Junction is about 24 km away. Pakur 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 Chhota Ghagri (under 2 km), Chhotaghagri (under 2 km) and Kaldanpahar (4.6 km).

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

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