About Ghagra Village

Ghagra is a mid sized village in Ranibundh tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,365, made up of 684 males and 681 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghagra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghagra village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Ranibundh
Pincode	722148
Area (hectares)	294.3 hectares
Population	1,365
Male Population	684
Female Population	681
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghagra compares

By the 2011 count Ghagra is the 14th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 701 residents. Its 294.3 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 985.

Getting to Ghagra

Ghagra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghagra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ghagra from other places

Ghagra lies about 29 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Bankura Jn., about 28 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 Ghagra
Nearest railway station	Bankura Jn.	28 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ranibundh	29 km
District headquarters	Bankura	29 km
Nearest town	Bānkura	29 km

Villages closest to Ghagra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghagra village had a population of 1,365. That makes it the 14th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 701 residents.

Ghagra village has 684 males and 681 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghagra has about 996 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 985.

The pincode recorded for Ghagra is 722148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghagra covers 294.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghagra falls under Ranibundh tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ghagra is Bankura Jn., about 28 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghagra.

Ghagra is about 29 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghagra is in Ranibundh tehsil of Bankura district. Bankura Jn. is about 28 km away. Ranibundh is about 29 km away. Bankura is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.