About Ghaghra Village

Ghaghra is a small village in Hariharganj tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 33, made up of 18 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghaghra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghaghra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Hariharganj
Pincode	822131
Area (hectares)	16.18 hectares
Population	33
Male Population	18
Female Population	15
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	833
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 among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 16.18 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 923.

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 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 Ghaghra
Nearest railway station	Chichaki	9.0 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hariharganj	30 km
District headquarters	Palamu	30 km

Villages closest to Ghaghra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hariharganj 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 33. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Ghaghra village has 18 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaghra has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Ghaghra is 822131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghaghra covers 16.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghaghra falls under Hariharganj tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghaghra is Chichaki, about 9.0 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 30 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

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