About Ghaghra Village

Ghaghra is a mid sized village in Pakar Tanr tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 627, made up of 337 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 616 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghaghra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghaghra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Simdega
Tehsil	Pakar Tanr
Pincode	835228
Area (hectares)	616 hectares
Population	627
Male Population	337
Female Population	290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	861
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 20th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents. Its 616 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

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. The nearest villages by name are Asanbera, Basatpur, Bhelwadih and Bhundupani. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 627. That makes it the 20th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents.

Ghaghra village has 337 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaghra has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Ghaghra is 835228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghaghra covers 616 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghaghra falls under Pakar Tanr tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Ghaghra notes the nearest railway station 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 in Pakar Tanr tehsil of Simdega district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.