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About Ghanghari Village

Ghanghari is a mid sized village in Tahrauli tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 867, made up of 451 males and 416 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 284202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghanghari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghanghari village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jhansi
Tehsil Tahrauli
Pincode 284202
Area (hectares) 206.71 hectares
Population 867
Male Population 451
Female Population 416
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
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 Ghanghari compares

By the 2011 count Ghanghari is the 74th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,242 residents. Its 206.71 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Ghanghari

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

Ghanghari lies about 39 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Teharka, about 16 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 Ghanghari
Tehsil headquarters Tahrauli 11 km
Nearest railway station Teharka 16 km
Nearest town Nivāri 20 km
District headquarters Jhansi 39 km

Villages closest to Ghanghari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghanghari village had a population of 867. That makes it the 74th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,242 residents.

Ghanghari village has 451 males and 416 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghanghari has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Ghanghari is 284202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghanghari covers 206.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghanghari falls under Tahrauli tehsil of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghanghari is Teharka, about 16 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 Ghanghari.

Ghanghari is about 39 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghanghari is in Tahrauli tehsil of Jhansi district. Tahrauli is about 11 km away. Teharka is about 16 km away. Nivāri is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khajraha (under 2 km), Darbatyau (2.4 km) and Lathesra (3.0 km).

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

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