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About Ghagara Village

Ghagara is a mid sized village in Jintur tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 679, made up of 367 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 454.74 hectares hectares.

Ghagara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghagara village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Parbhani
Tehsil Jintur
Area (hectares) 454.74 hectares
Population 679
Male Population 367
Female Population 312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghagara compares

By the 2011 count Ghagara is the 117th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents. Its 454.74 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 955.

Getting to Ghagara

Ghagara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghagara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Ghagara from other places

Ghagara lies about 57 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Satuna, about 32 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 Ghagara
Tehsil headquarters Jintur 20 km
Nearest town Jintūr 20 km
Nearest railway station Satuna 32 km
District headquarters Parbhani 57 km

Villages closest to Ghagara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghagara village had a population of 679. That makes it the 117th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents.

Ghagara village has 367 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghagara has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Ghagara covers 454.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghagara falls under Jintur tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ghagara is Satuna, about 32 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ghagara.

Ghagara is about 57 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghagara is in Jintur tehsil of Parbhani district. Jintur is about 20 km away. Jintūr is about 20 km away. Satuna is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hanwatkheda (3.2 km), Dhanora Bk (3.3 km) and Dhanora Kh (3.3 km).

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

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