About Ghaghari Village

Ghaghari is a small village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 185, made up of 87 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,126 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187 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	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Bandgaon
Pincode	835216
Area (hectares)	187 hectares
Population	185
Male Population	87
Female Population	98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,126
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 150th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 187 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 1007.

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 56 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, 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	Bandgaon	11 km
Nearest town	Khunti	16 km
Nearest railway station	Karra	24 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	56 km

Villages closest to Ghaghari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bandgaon 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 185. That makes it the 150th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Ghaghari village has 87 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaghari has about 1126 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

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

Ghaghari covers 187 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 Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum 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 56 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghaghari is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Bandgaon is about 11 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.