# Ghaghra Village, Baharagora, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Baharagora, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Ghaghra

Ghaghra is a village in Baharagora sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **500 people in 100 households**, the 107th largest of 359 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 500people (2011)
- 100households
- 67.7%literacy
- 1,033females per 1,000 males

## Ghaghra PIN code and other codes

Ghaghra falls in Baharagora sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatBhutiya
- Community development blockBaharagora
- Census village code364544

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?

- Baharagora (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)103 km by road
- Jamshedpur (nearest town)103 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?

8 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bahragora
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Barhagora
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bahragora
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Ghaghra known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 15% of the 379 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 Ghaghra

Of every 100 households in Ghaghra in 2011, 97 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghaghra · ■ Baharagora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**21%

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

**5%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****48%**

**57%

Television ****13%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Ghaghra?

■ Ghaghra · ■ Baharagora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1094**

**944

Working population ****77.6%**

**44.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 52.5% for women. 80% of men and 76% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 63 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 100 (26%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 213 (55%)

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 Baharagora

- Koshtarua518 people
- Pani Para513 people
- Karkata510 people
- Nandhnashol510 people
- Ghas Pada497 people
- Purna Pani494 people
- Gohalamura490 people
- Mahakunriya484 people

[All 451 villages in Baharagora](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/baharagora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghaghra from Jamshedpur?103 km by road
- What is the population of Ghaghra?500 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghaghra in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Baharagora sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Ghaghra?67.7% (Census 2011)