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About Ghaghri Village

Ghaghri is a small village in Jaipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 180, made up of 82 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,195 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghaghri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghaghri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jaipur
Pincode 723201
Area (hectares) 162.45 hectares
Population 180
Male Population 82
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,195
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghaghri compares

By the 2011 count Ghaghri is the 100th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 162.45 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 941.

Getting to Ghaghri

Ghaghri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghaghri as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dimdiha, Dumardih, Durama and Durikuri. 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 Ghaghri

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghaghri village had a population of 180. That makes it the 100th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Ghaghri village has 82 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaghri has about 1195 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Ghaghri is 723201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghaghri covers 162.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghaghri falls under Jaipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ghaghri notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghaghri.

Ghaghri is in Jaipur 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 Ghaghri today is likely to be higher.

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