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About Ghaghra Village

Ghaghra is a small village in Bagmundi tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 126, made up of 59 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,136 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghaghra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghaghra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bagmundi
Pincode 723152
Area (hectares) 150.95 hectares
Population 126
Male Population 59
Female Population 67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,136
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghaghra compares

By the 2011 count Ghaghra is the 122nd largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 150.95 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Ghaghra

Ghaghra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghaghra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Edelbera Alias Simulbera, Ekra, Gagi and Gandhudi. 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 Ghaghra

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghaghra village had a population of 126. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Ghaghra village has 59 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaghra has about 1136 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Ghaghra is 723152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghaghra covers 150.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghaghra falls under Bagmundi tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ghaghra 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 - 10 km distance for Ghaghra.

Ghaghra is in Bagmundi tehsil of Puruliya 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 Ghaghra today is likely to be higher.

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