# Ghagha Village, Behea, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Behea, Bhojpur 

# Ghagha

Ghagha is a village in Behea sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar, PIN code **802162**. The 2011 Census counted **2,126 people in 291 households**, the 29th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 2,126people (2011)
- 291households
- 45.7%literacy
- 802162PIN code

## Ghagha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghagha is 802162.** Ghagha falls in Behea sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- PIN code802162
- Gram panchayatGhagha
- Community development blockBehea
- Census village code247168

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Ghagha from nearby towns?

- Behea (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)15 km by road
- Behea (nearest town)13 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Ghagha?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Ghagha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Osain
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ghagha known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 90% of the 70 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Ghagha

Of every 100 households in Ghagha in 2011, 1 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ghagha · ■ Behea rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**88%

Use banking services ****54%**

**60%

Television ****10%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Ghagha?

■ Ghagha · ■ Behea rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.7%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****865**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****869**

**923

Working population ****27.2%**

**25.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.6% for men and 31.8% for women. 46% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 86 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 210 (36%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 36 (6%) · **■** Marginal 245 (42%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Behea

- Samardah2,282 people
- Kauriya2,208 people
- Itwa2,207 people
- Sharaur2,175 people
- Nawada2,058 people
- Amrai2,033 people
- Bara1,938 people
- Banahin1,841 people

[All 98 villages in Behea](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/behea/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghagha?802162
- How far is Ghagha from Arrah?15 km by road
- What is the population of Ghagha?2,126 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghagha in?Bhojpur district (Behea sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ghagha?45.7% (Census 2011)