About Ghaghra Village

Ghaghra is a small village in Chakulia tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 436, made up of 216 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 448.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghaghra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghaghra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Chakulia
Pincode	832302
Area (hectares)	448.81 hectares
Population	436
Male Population	216
Female Population	220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,019
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghaghra compares

By the 2011 count Ghaghra is the 94th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 424 residents. Its 448.81 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, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

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 5 - 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 12 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Kokpara, about 12 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	Kokpara	12 km
District headquarters	Purbi Singhbhum	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chakulia	13 km
Nearest town	Ghātsīla	17 km

Villages closest to Ghaghra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chakulia 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 436. That makes it the 94th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 424 residents.

Ghaghra village has 216 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaghra has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Ghaghra is 832302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghaghra covers 448.81 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Ghaghra is Kokpara, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 12 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 Chakulia tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Kokpara is about 12 km away. Purbi Singhbhum is about 12 km away. Chakulia is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.