About Ghaghra Village

Ghaghra is a mid sized village in Patamda tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 851, made up of 446 males and 405 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832105, 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	Patamda
Pincode	832105
Area (hectares)	336 hectares
Population	851
Male Population	446
Female Population	405
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghaghra compares

By the 2011 count Ghaghra is the 40th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 987 residents. Its 336 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 986.

Getting to Ghaghra

Ghaghra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ghaghra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dogrigora, Duaridih, Garigram and Gengara. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 851. That makes it the 40th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 987 residents.

Ghaghra village has 446 males and 405 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaghra has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Ghaghra is 832105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghaghra covers 336 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Ghaghra notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Ghaghra.

Ghaghra is in Patamda tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.