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Ghaghra

Tandwa mandal
Pincode 825321
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Ghaghra is a village in Tandwa mandal, Chatra district, Jharkhand with a population of 370 in 60 households. The village has a literacy rate of 52.4% and operates under PIN code 825321.

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sarita devi
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LGD code
349434
Pincode
825321
Post office
Tandwa (Chatra)
Population
370
Households
60
Literacy rate
52.4%
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000♂
Workers
195
Distance to district centre
145 km
Distance to mandal centre
111 km
Distance to Ranchi
57 km
Distance to Kolkata
291 km
Nearest railway station
Chakradharpur · 24 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Kalyan Hospital · 21 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Ghaghra compares

By population, Ghaghra ranks #75 of 93 villages in Tandwa mandal.

Literacy rate
%
52.4%
+3.3% vs mandal average
Ghaghra
52.4%
Tandwa mandal
49.1%
Chatra district
48.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
897
−58 vs mandal average
Ghaghra
897
Tandwa mandal
955
Household size
people per home
6.2
+0.7 vs mandal average
Ghaghra
6.2
Tandwa mandal
5.5

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Ghaghra at a glance

Ghaghra is a village of 370 people in 60 households (Census 2011) in Tandwa block, Chatra district, Jharkhand, the 75th-largest of 93 villages in Tandwa block. Literacy is 52%, 3 points above the block average, and the sex ratio is 897 women per 1,000 men. It lies 145 km from the Chatra district centre, 22 km from Tamar, the nearest town, 24 km from Chakradharpur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 825321, served by Tandwa (Chatra) post office; the LGD village code is 349434. The nearest hospital or health centre is Kalyan Hospital, 21 km away. The sarpanch is sarita devi, and the village votes in Dumri assembly constituency, represented by Jairam Kumar Mahato.

Gram panchayat: Pokla Alias Kasiadih

Key facts — Ghaghra

LGD code
349434
Pincode
825321
Post office
Tandwa (Chatra)
Population (Census 2011)
370
Population (projected 2026)
436
Households
60
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
897
Literacy rate
52.4%
Coordinates
22.87898°N, 85.54154°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Giridih
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dumri
Member of Parliament
Chandra Prakash Choudhary
Member of Legislative Assembly
Jairam Kumar Mahato
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
sarita devi
Block / Mandal
Tandwa
Getting there

How to reach Ghaghra

Mandal centre
Tandwa · ≈ 111 km
≈ 3 h 48 min by car · 4 h 31 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chatra · ≈ 145 km
≈ 4 h 57 min by car · 5 h 52 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 12,345 people
Tamar · ≈ 22 km
≈ 46 min by car · 54 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi57 kmcapital
  • Kolkata291 km
  • Hyderabad957 km
  • Delhi1050 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationChakradharpur24 km
  • Hospital / PHCKalyan Hospital21 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India28 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil Petrol Pump23 km
  • CollegeBirsa College33 km
  • Police stationMurhu Police Station28 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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