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

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Village · Murhu, Khunti 

# Ghaghra

Ghaghra is a village in Murhu sub-district of Khunti district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835216**. The 2011 Census counted **913 people in 171 households**, the 25th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.4%.

- 913people (2011)
- 171households
- 70.9%literacy
- 835216PIN code

## Ghaghra PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code835216
- Gram panchayatGanaluia
- Community development blockMurhu
- Census village code375138

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?

- Khunti (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Khunti (district HQ)15 km by road
- Khunti (nearest town)15 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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 centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 illipt. About 56% of the 551 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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, 49 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ghaghra · ■ Murhu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**7%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****48%**

**46%

Television ****15%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 · ■ Murhu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**63.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1490**

**960

Working population ****52.9%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 61.5% for women. 54% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 268 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (8%) · **■** Household industry 16 (3%) · **■** Other work 72 (15%) · **■** Marginal 86 (18%)

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 Murhu

- Durri942 people
- Bari937 people
- Jiuri929 people
- Kitahatu926 people
- Sirka913 people
- Otongora901 people
- Sidu890 people
- Rumutkel883 people

[All 141 villages in Murhu](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/khunti/murhu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghaghra?835216
- How far is Ghaghra from Khunti?15 km by road
- What is the population of Ghaghra?913 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghaghra in?Khunti district (Murhu sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Ghaghra?70.9% (Census 2011)