# Ghagra Village, Bengabad, Giridih (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Bengabad, Giridih 

# Ghagra

Ghagra is a village in Bengabad sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code **815312**. The 2011 Census counted **1,157 people in 209 households**, the 34th largest of 231 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%.

- 1,157people (2011)
- 209households
- 56.6%literacy
- 815312PIN code

## Ghagra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghagra is 815312.** Ghagra falls in Bengabad sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code815312
- Gram panchayatBarkitanr
- Community development blockBengabad
- Census village code351570

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

## How far is Ghagra from nearby towns?

- Giridih (district HQ)20 km by road
- Giridih (nearest town)20 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 Ghagra?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Ghagra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Giridih
- ○Degree college10+ km · Giridih
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 10 h winter

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 Ghagra known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 11% of the 270 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Ghagra

Of every 100 households in Ghagra in 2011, 9 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghagra · ■ Bengabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**76%

Use banking services ****35%**

**50%

Television ****5%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Ghagra?

■ Ghagra · ■ Bengabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.6%**

**59.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1018**

**928

Working population ****49.4%**

**54.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.4% for men and 37.5% for women. 54% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 343 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 29 (5%) · **■** Marginal 198 (35%)

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 Bengabad

- Golgo1,207 people
- Bhalkudar1,201 people
- Tikalato1,193 people
- Bhandaridih1,167 people
- Madnatanr Alias Kanduagarha1,140 people
- Mahtodih1,119 people
- Harkhudih1,110 people
- Mundhari1,089 people

[All 257 villages in Bengabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/bengabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghagra?815312
- How far is Ghagra from Giridih?20 km by road
- What is the population of Ghagra?1,157 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghagra in?Giridih district (Bengabad sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Ghagra?56.6% (Census 2011)