# Ghaghra Village, Chakulia, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Chakulia, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Ghaghra

Ghaghra is a village in Chakulia sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832302**. The 2011 Census counted **436 people in 100 households**, the 101st largest of 257 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 436people (2011)
- 100households
- 59.7%literacy
- 832302PIN code

## Ghaghra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghaghra is 832302.** Ghaghra falls in Chakulia sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code832302
- Gram panchayatMetyabandi
- Community development blockChakulia
- Census village code364249

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?

- Chakulia (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)60 km by road
- Chakulia (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

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chakulia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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**. About 10% of the 449 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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, 62 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghaghra · ■ Chakulia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**65%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

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

**8%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****87%**

**47%

Television ****8%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****30%**

**16%

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 · ■ Chakulia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**959

Working population ****53.7%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.5% for men and 50.0% for women. 55% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 8 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (5%) · **■** Other work 72 (31%) · **■** Marginal 142 (61%)

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 Chakulia

- Chiabandi442 people
- Sapdhara441 people
- Kuchiya Kanali440 people
- Simatshol439 people
- Malkham436 people
- Boramchati429 people
- Machkandna423 people
- Makri422 people

[All 269 villages in Chakulia](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/chakulia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghaghra?832302
- How far is Ghaghra from Jamshedpur?60 km by road
- What is the population of Ghaghra?436 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghaghra in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Chakulia sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Ghaghra?59.7% (Census 2011)