About Ghaghara Village

Ghaghara is a large village in Dudhi tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,655, made up of 1,337 males and 1,318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1202.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghaghara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghaghara village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Sonbhadra
Tehsil	Dudhi
Pincode	231212
Area (hectares)	1202.13 hectares
Population	2,655
Male Population	1,337
Female Population	1,318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Ghaghara compares

By the 2011 count Ghaghara is the 56th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 1202.13 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Ghaghara

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

How far is Ghaghara from other places

Ghaghara lies about 60 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Nagar Untari, about 4.1 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
Nearest railway station	Nagar Untari	4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dudhi	28 km
Nearest town	Garhwa	36 km
District headquarters	Sonbhadra	60 km

Villages closest to Ghaghara

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

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Common questions about Ghaghara

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghaghara village had a population of 2,655. That makes it the 56th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Ghaghara village has 1,337 males and 1,318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaghara has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Ghaghara is 231212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghaghara covers 1202.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghaghara falls under Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghaghara is Nagar Untari, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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

Ghaghara is about 60 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghaghara is in Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Nagar Untari is about 4.1 km away. Dudhi is about 28 km away. Garhwa is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.