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About Ghaghara Village

Ghaghara is a small village in Mehdawal tehsil, in the district of Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 276, made up of 140 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.07 hectares hectares.

Ghaghara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghaghara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sant Kabir Nagar
Tehsil Mehdawal
Area (hectares) 20.07 hectares
Population 276
Male Population 140
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ghaghara compares

By the 2011 count Ghaghara is the 361st largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 991 residents. Its 20.07 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Ghaghara

The census records public bus service for Ghaghara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghaghara from other places

Ghaghara lies about 17 km from Sant Kabir Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Chureb, 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 Ghaghara
Tehsil headquarters Mehdawal 12 km
Nearest town Mehndāwal 12 km
Nearest railway station Chureb 16 km
District headquarters Sant Kabir Nagar 17 km

Villages closest to Ghaghara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghaghara village had a population of 276. That makes it the 361st largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 991 residents.

Ghaghara village has 140 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaghara has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Ghaghara covers 20.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghaghara falls under Mehdawal tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghaghara is Chureb, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghaghara.

Ghaghara is about 17 km from Sant Kabir Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghaghara is in Mehdawal tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district. Mehdawal is about 12 km away. Mehndāwal is about 12 km away. Chureb is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gajauli (under 2 km), Chhitrapar (under 2 km) and Parasi Ganwaria (under 2 km).

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

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