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About Ghagara Village

Ghagara is a small village in Jaypur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 341, made up of 173 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722138, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghagara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghagara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Jaypur
Pincode 722138
Area (hectares) 61.29 hectares
Population 341
Male Population 173
Female Population 168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghagara compares

By the 2011 count Ghagara is the 121st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents. Its 61.29 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

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 <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Digrya, Gaighata, Gajipur and Gakulnagar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 341. That makes it the 121st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents.

Ghagara village has 173 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghagara 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 964.

The pincode recorded for Ghagara is 722138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghagara covers 61.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghagara falls under Jaypur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ghagara notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Ghagara.

Ghagara is in Jaypur tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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