Village · Bishunpur, Gumla
# Ghaghra

Ghaghra is a village in Bishunpur sub-district of Gumla district, Jharkhand, PIN code 835331. The 2011 Census counted 1,308 people in 245 households, the 15th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.9%.
- 1,308 people (2011)
- 245 households
- 33.2% literacy
- 835331 PIN code

## Ghaghra PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Ghaghra is 835331. Ghaghra falls in Bishunpur sub-district, Gumla district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 835331
- Gram panchayat Ghaghra
- Community development block Bishunpur
- Census village code 375452

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Ghaghra from nearby towns?
- Bishunpur (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road
- Gumla (district HQ) 75 km by road
- Gumla (nearest town) 75 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Ghaghra?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Ghaghra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Ghaghra
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ghaghra
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ranchi
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ghaghra known for?

The main crops are rice. Products made here include n.a.. About 6% of the 2,744 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Ghaghra

Of every 100 households in Ghaghra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghaghra · ■ Bishunpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 10%
- Toilet within the home 0% 5%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 95%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 4%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 45% 72%
- Television 2% 5%
- Mobile phone 13% 20%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 40% 32%
- Own their home 99% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Ghaghra?

■ Ghaghra · ■ Bishunpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 33.2% 57.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 882 978
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 773 992
- Working population 66.9% 47.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.4% for men and 16.5% for women. 69% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 377 (43%) · ■ Farm labourers 287 (33%) · ■ Household industry 12 (1%) · ■ Other work 8 (1%) · ■ Marginal 191 (22%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bishunpur
- Nirasi 1,370 people
- Beti 1,364 people
- Kachki 1,347 people
- Bishunpur 1,309 people
- Jehangutua 1,217 people
- Banalat 1,156 people
- Oreya 1,119 people
- Hanrup 1,084 people

All 68 villages in Bishunpur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Ghaghra? 835331
- How far is Ghaghra from Gumla? 75 km by road
- What is the population of Ghaghra? 1,308 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghaghra in? Gumla district (Bishunpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Ghaghra? 33.2% (Census 2011)

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