# Ghaghra Village, Pakar Tanr, Simdega (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pakar Tanr, Simdega 

# Ghaghra

Ghaghra is a village in Pakar Tanr sub-district of Simdega district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835228**. The 2011 Census counted **627 people in 132 households**, the 20th largest of 31 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%.

- 627people (2011)
- 132households
- 62.1%literacy
- 835228PIN code

## Ghaghra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghaghra is 835228.** Ghaghra falls in Pakar Tanr sub-district, Simdega district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835228
- Gram panchayatKuruskela
- Community development blockPakar Tanr
- Census village code376474

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?

- Pakar Tanr (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Simdega (district HQ)18 km by road
- Simdega (nearest town)18 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
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Simdega
- ○Degree college10+ km · Simdega
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rourkela
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 5% of the 616 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghaghra · ■ Pakar Tanr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**5%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****13%**

**39%

Television ****1%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****37%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Pakar Tanr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%**

**70.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****861**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****720**

**907

Working population ****52.0%**

**48.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.9% for men and 48.8% for women. 48% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (7%) · **■** Marginal 300 (92%)

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 Pakar Tanr

- Gondlipani840 people
- Basatpur829 people
- Palidih807 people
- Dumardih795 people
- Lailonga594 people
- Serlonga542 people
- Hardibera535 people
- Karamukha496 people

[All 31 villages in Pakar Tanr](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/simdega/pakar-tanr/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghaghra?835228
- How far is Ghaghra from Simdega?18 km by road
- What is the population of Ghaghra?627 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghaghra in?Simdega district (Pakar Tanr sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Ghaghra?62.1% (Census 2011)