About Ghaghra Village

Ghaghra is a mid sized village in Baharagora tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 500, made up of 246 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 379.23 hectares hectares.

Ghaghra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghaghra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Baharagora
Area (hectares)	379.23 hectares
Population	500
Male Population	246
Female Population	254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,033
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 the 99th largest of the 330 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 421 residents. Its 379.23 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 957.

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 22 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Gorumahisani, about 15 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	Gorumahisani	15 km
Nearest town	Mushābani	18 km
District headquarters	Purbi Singhbhum	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baharagora	32 km

Villages closest to Ghaghra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baharagora 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 500. That makes it the 99th largest of the 330 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 421 residents.

Ghaghra village has 246 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaghra has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Ghaghra covers 379.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghaghra falls under Baharagora tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghaghra is Gorumahisani, about 15 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 22 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghaghra is in Baharagora tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Gorumahisani is about 15 km away. Mushābani is about 18 km away. Purbi Singhbhum is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.