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About Ghagra Village

Ghagra is a small village in Garbeta III tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 333, made up of 177 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 445.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721253, 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 Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta III
Pincode 721253
Area (hectares) 445.75 hectares
Population 333
Male Population 177
Female Population 156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
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 Ghagra compares

By the 2011 count Ghagra is the 108th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 793 residents. Its 445.75 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Ghagra

Ghagra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghagra 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. The nearest villages by name are Gada Mauli, Gamru, Gangua and Garanga. 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 Ghagra

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghagra village had a population of 333. That makes it the 108th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 793 residents.

Ghagra village has 177 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghagra has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Ghagra is 721253. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghagra covers 445.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghagra falls under Garbeta III tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ghagra 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 <5 km distance for Ghagra.

Ghagra is in Garbeta III tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Ghagra today is likely to be higher.

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