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About Ghagha Village

Ghagha is a mid sized village in Mohammad Bazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,351, made up of 678 males and 673 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 511.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghagha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghagha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mohammad Bazar
Pincode 731216
Area (hectares) 511.93 hectares
Population 1,351
Male Population 678
Female Population 673
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghagha compares

By the 2011 count Ghagha is the 49th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 511.93 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Ghagha

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

How far is Ghagha from other places

Ghagha lies about 18 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 4.9 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 Ghagha
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 4.9 km
Nearest town Sainthia 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammad Bazar 18 km
District headquarters Birbhum 18 km

Villages closest to Ghagha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohammad Bazar 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 Ghagha

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghagha village had a population of 1,351. That makes it the 49th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Ghagha village has 678 males and 673 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghagha has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Ghagha is 731216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghagha covers 511.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghagha falls under Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ghagha is Mallarpur, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Ghagha.

Ghagha is about 18 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghagha is in Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 4.9 km away. Sainthia is about 15 km away. Mohammad Bazar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalaipahari (1.7 km), Ganpur (1.8 km) and Girajpur (2.2 km).

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

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