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About Ghagi Village

Ghagi is a mid sized village in Adityapur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 576, made up of 289 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghagi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghagi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Adityapur
Pincode 833220
Area (hectares) 225 hectares
Population 576
Male Population 289
Female Population 287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
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 Ghagi compares

By the 2011 count Ghagi is the 74th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 623 residents. Its 225 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Ghagi

Ghagi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghagi 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 Ghagi from other places

Ghagi lies about 13 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Birbans, about 6.7 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 Ghagi
Nearest railway station Birbans 6.7 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 13 km
Nearest town Gobindpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Adityapur 16 km

Villages closest to Ghagi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghagi village had a population of 576. That makes it the 74th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 623 residents.

Ghagi village has 289 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghagi has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Ghagi is 833220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghagi covers 225 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghagi falls under Adityapur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghagi is Birbans, about 6.7 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 Ghagi.

Ghagi is about 13 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghagi is in Adityapur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Birbans is about 6.7 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 13 km away. Gobindpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narainpur (under 2 km), Banddih (under 2 km) and Bandih (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ghagi today is likely to be higher.

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