About Ghaghua Village

Ghaghua is a mid sized village in Bishrampur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 527, made up of 284 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghaghua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghaghua village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Bishrampur
Pincode	822124
Area (hectares)	99 hectares
Population	527
Male Population	284
Female Population	243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	856
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghaghua compares

By the 2011 count Ghaghua is the 40th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,072 residents. Its 99 hectares work out to about 5.3 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 937.

Getting to Ghaghua

Ghaghua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghaghua as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghaghua from other places

Ghaghua lies about 30 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Chichaki, about 9.0 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 Ghaghua
Nearest railway station	Chichaki	9.0 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bishrampur	30 km
District headquarters	Palamu	30 km

Villages closest to Ghaghua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghaghua village had a population of 527. That makes it the 40th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,072 residents.

Ghaghua village has 284 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaghua has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Ghaghua is 822124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghaghua covers 99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghaghua falls under Bishrampur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghaghua is Chichaki, about 9.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ghaghua.

Ghaghua is about 30 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghaghua is in Bishrampur tehsil of Palamu district. Chichaki is about 9.0 km away. Barki Saria is about 11 km away. Bishrampur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.