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About Ghaghiya Village

Ghaghiya is a mid sized village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 670, made up of 360 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 232221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghaghiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghaghiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Pincode 232221
Area (hectares) 153.26 hectares
Population 670
Male Population 360
Female Population 310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghaghiya compares

By the 2011 count Ghaghiya is the 291st largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 153.26 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Ghaghiya

Ghaghiya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghaghiya as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghaghiya from other places

Ghaghiya lies about 33 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Paras Pani, about 24 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 Ghaghiya
Nearest railway station Paras Pani 24 km
Nearest town Obra 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 33 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 33 km

Villages closest to Ghaghiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghaghiya village had a population of 670. That makes it the 291st largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Ghaghiya village has 360 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaghiya has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Ghaghiya is 232221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghaghiya covers 153.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghaghiya falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghaghiya is Paras Pani, about 24 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghaghiya.

Ghaghiya is about 33 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghaghiya is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Paras Pani is about 24 km away. Obra is about 28 km away. Robertsganj is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harra (2.8 km), Chargara (3.7 km) and Narhati (5.2 km).

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

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