About Ghagra Village

Ghagra is a small village in Mandro tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 193, made up of 88 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,193 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghagra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghagra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Tehsil	Mandro
Pincode	816109
Area (hectares)	162 hectares
Population	193
Male Population	88
Female Population	105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,193
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Ghagra compares

By the 2011 count Ghagra is the 78th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 427 residents. Its 162 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1014.

Getting to Ghagra

Ghagra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghagra 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghagra from other places

Ghagra lies about 23 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Karamtola, about 21 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 Ghagra
Tehsil headquarters	Mandro	8.1 km
Nearest railway station	Karamtola	21 km
District headquarters	Sahibganj	23 km
Nearest town	Sāhibganj	23 km

Villages closest to Ghagra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mandro 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 Ghagra

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghagra village had a population of 193. That makes it the 78th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 427 residents.

Ghagra village has 88 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghagra has about 1193 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Ghagra is 816109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghagra covers 162 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghagra falls under Mandro tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghagra is Karamtola, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 Ghagra.

Ghagra is about 23 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghagra is in Mandro tehsil of Sahibganj district. Mandro is about 8.1 km away. Karamtola is about 21 km away. Sahibganj is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.