About Ghagra Village

Ghagra is a mid sized village in Hemtabad tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,324, made up of 686 males and 638 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733129, 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	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Hemtabad
Pincode	733129
Area (hectares)	240.3 hectares
Population	1,324
Male Population	686
Female Population	638
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghagra compares

By the 2011 count Ghagra is the 38th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents. Its 240.3 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Ghagra

Ghagra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghagra 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dharmapur, Dhoarai, Dudhanda and Durllabhpur. 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.

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Common questions about Ghagra

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghagra village had a population of 1,324. That makes it the 38th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents.

Ghagra village has 686 males and 638 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghagra has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Ghagra is 733129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghagra covers 240.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghagra falls under Hemtabad tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghagra.

Ghagra is in Hemtabad tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur 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.