About Ghaghra Village

Ghaghra is a mid sized village in Silli tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,012, made up of 507 males and 505 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835102, 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	Silli
Pincode	835102
Area (hectares)	160.52 hectares
Population	1,012
Male Population	507
Female Population	505
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghaghra compares

By the 2011 count Ghaghra is the 35th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,068 residents. Its 160.52 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Ghaghra

Ghaghra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghaghra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 29 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Shanki, about 2.9 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	Shanki	2.9 km
Nearest town	Saunda	7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Silli	29 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	29 km

Villages closest to Ghaghra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Silli 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 1,012. That makes it the 35th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,068 residents.

Ghaghra village has 507 males and 505 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaghra has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Ghaghra is 835102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghaghra covers 160.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghaghra falls under Silli tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghaghra is Shanki, about 2.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ghaghra.

Ghaghra is about 29 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 Silli tehsil of Ranchi district. Shanki is about 2.9 km away. Saunda is about 7.9 km away. Silli is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.