# Ghaghra Village, Erki, Khunti (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Erki, Khunti 

# Ghaghra

Ghaghra is a village in Erki sub-district of Khunti district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835216**. The 2011 Census counted **1,026 people in 209 households**, the 21st largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 1,026people (2011)
- 209households
- 41.2%literacy
- 835216PIN code

## Ghaghra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghaghra is 835216.** Ghaghra falls in Erki sub-district, Khunti district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835216
- Gram panchayatBirbanki
- Community development blockErki
- Census village code375341

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

## How far is Ghaghra from nearby towns?

- Erki (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Khunti (district HQ)52 km by road
- Khunti (nearest town)52 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 Ghaghra?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khunti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khunti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Ghaghra known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include lah. About 29% of the 788 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Ghaghra

Of every 100 households in Ghaghra in 2011, 6 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghaghra · ■ Erki rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**9%

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

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**96%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**3%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****0%**

**32%

Television ****1%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****66%**

**35%

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 Ghaghra?

■ Ghaghra · ■ Erki rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.2%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1048**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1122**

**942

Working population ****76.2%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.8% for men and 28.1% for women. 76% of men and 77% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 415 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (1%) · **■** Household industry 22 (3%) · **■** Other work 13 (2%) · **■** Marginal 324 (41%)

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 Erki

- Tintila1,146 people
- Ulihatu1,126 people
- Purnanagar1,109 people
- Kochang1,080 people
- Madhatu1,015 people
- Katui1,010 people
- Kuri1,010 people
- Kurunga1,007 people

[All 128 villages in Erki](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/khunti/erki/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghaghra?835216
- How far is Ghaghra from Khunti?52 km by road
- What is the population of Ghaghra?1,026 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghaghra in?Khunti district (Erki sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Ghaghra?41.2% (Census 2011)