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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
JADU HEMBRAM
Contact: 62****2812
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- LGD code
- 364249
- Pincode
- 832301
- Post office
- Chakulia
- Population
- 436
- Households
- 100
- Literacy rate
- 50.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1019 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 234
- Distance to district centre
- 113 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 121 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 #101 of 269 villages in Chakulia mandal.
Literacy rate
%
50.9%
−4.8% vs mandal average
Ghaghra50.9%
Chakulia mandal55.7%
East Singhbum district65.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,019
+39 vs mandal average
Ghaghra1,019
Chakulia mandal980
Household size
people per home
4.4
Same as the mandal average
Ghaghra4.4
Chakulia mandal4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ghaghra at a glance
Ghaghra is a village of 436 people in 100 households (Census 2011) in Chakulia block, East Singhbum district, Jharkhand, the 101st-largest of 269 villages in Chakulia block. Literacy is 51%, 5 points below the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 1,019 women per 1,000 men. It lies 113 km from the East Singhbum district centre, 22 km from Tamar, the nearest town, 24 km from Chakradharpur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 832301, served by Chakulia post office; the LGD village code is 364249. The nearest hospital or health centre is Kalyan Hospital, 21 km away. The sarpanch is JADU HEMBRAM. The population is estimated at 514 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ghaghra
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- CHAKULIA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- METYABANDI
- Total area (ha)
- 448.81
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1.19
- Forest area (ha)
- 354.32
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ghaghra
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Ghaghra
- LGD code
- 364249
- Pincode
- 832301
- Post office
- Chakulia
- Population (Census 2011)
- 436
- Population (projected 2026)
- 514
- Households
- 100
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1019
- Literacy rate
- 50.9%
- Coordinates
- 22.87898°N, 85.54154°E
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- JADU HEMBRAM
- Block / Mandal
- Chakulia
Getting there
How to reach Ghaghra
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
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 832301
- Shyamsundarpur AliasthakurbaChakulia mandal2,404 pop
- KalapatharChakulia mandal1,573 pop
- BaramaraChakulia mandal1,534 pop
- BendChakulia mandal1,513 pop
- MetyabandiChakulia mandal1,298 pop
- UdalChakulia mandal1,248 pop
- LodhasholiChakulia mandal1,220 pop
- ShardihaChakulia mandal1,190 pop
- ChandanpurChakulia mandal1,188 pop
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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)