About Ghaghra Village

Ghaghra is a large village in Bero tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,464, made up of 1,802 males and 1,662 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1066 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghaghra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghaghra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Bero
Pincode	835202
Area (hectares)	1066 hectares
Population	3,464
Male Population	1,802
Female Population	1,662
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,327 residents. Its 1066 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 976.

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 100 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Chichaki, about 9.0 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	Chichaki	9.0 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bero	22 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	100 km

Villages closest to Ghaghra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bero 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 3,464. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,327 residents.

Ghaghra village has 1,802 males and 1,662 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaghra has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Ghaghra is 835202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghaghra covers 1066 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghaghra falls under Bero tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghaghra is Chichaki, about 9.0 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 100 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghaghra is in Bero tehsil of Ranchi district. Chichaki is about 9.0 km away. Barki Saria is about 11 km away. Bero is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.