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About Ghaghra Village

Ghaghra is a small village in Tantnagar tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 302, made up of 150 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, 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 Tantnagar
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 104 hectares
Population 302
Male Population 150
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghaghra compares

By the 2011 count Ghaghra is the 68th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 847 residents. Its 104 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Ghaghra

Ghaghra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghaghra as Available within 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 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 27 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Singhpokharia, about 9.9 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
Tehsil headquarters Tantnagar 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Singhpokharia 9.9 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 11 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 27 km

Villages closest to Ghaghra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tantnagar 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 302. That makes it the 68th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 847 residents.

Ghaghra village has 150 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaghra has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Ghaghra is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghaghra covers 104 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghaghra falls under Tantnagar tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghaghra is Singhpokharia, about 9.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghaghra.

Ghaghra is about 27 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 Tantnagar tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Tantnagar is about 7.7 km away. Singhpokharia is about 9.9 km away. Chāībāsa is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Iligara (under 2 km), Tuibana (under 2 km) and Kulaburu (1.6 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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