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About Ghaghra Village

Ghaghra is a mid sized village in Patratu tehsil, in the district of Ramgarh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 629, made up of 314 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 436.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghaghra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghaghra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ramgarh
Tehsil Patratu
Pincode 829143
Area (hectares) 436.44 hectares
Population 629
Male Population 314
Female Population 315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 51st largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents. Its 436.44 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 956.

Getting to Ghaghra

The census records public bus service for Ghaghra as Available within <5 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 19 km from Ramgarh, and the nearest railway station is Bhurkunda, about 4.1 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 Bhurkunda 4.1 km
Nearest town Saunda 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Patratu 6.3 km
District headquarters Ramgarh 19 km

Villages closest to Ghaghra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Patratu 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 629. That makes it the 51st largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents.

Ghaghra village has 314 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaghra has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Ghaghra is 829143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghaghra covers 436.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghaghra falls under Patratu tehsil of Ramgarh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghaghra is Bhurkunda, about 4.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghaghra.

Ghaghra is about 19 km from Ramgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghaghra is in Patratu tehsil of Ramgarh district. Bhurkunda is about 4.1 km away. Saunda is about 5.3 km away. Patratu is about 6.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhandra (under 2 km), Kini (under 2 km) and Jarad (under 2 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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