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About Ghaghra Village

Ghaghra is a mid sized village in Chakradharpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 553, made up of 287 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghaghra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghaghra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Chakradharpur
Pincode 833102
Area (hectares) 113 hectares
Population 553
Male Population 287
Female Population 266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ghaghra compares

By the 2011 count Ghaghra is the 108th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 833 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Ghaghra

The census records public bus service for Ghaghra as Available within 5 - 10 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 <5 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 36 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, 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
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 36 km

Villages closest to Ghaghra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghaghra village had a population of 553. That makes it the 108th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 833 residents.

Ghaghra village has 287 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaghra has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Ghaghra is 833102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghaghra covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghaghra falls under Chakradharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum 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 <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghaghra.

Ghaghra is about 36 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghaghra is in Chakradharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Chakradharpur is about 25 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rearda (6.7 km), Karanjdih (7.2 km) and Kotsa (8.3 km).

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

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