Ghagra, Nirsa

Ghagra is a village located in the Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda Subdivision of Dhanbad district of Jharkhand. The village falls in Nirsa block and comes under Ghaghra Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Dhanbad parliament constituency and Nirsa assembly constituency.

As on February 2025, the current population of Ghagra is 1.4 thousands out of which 749 are males and rest 668 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 892 females per 1000 males. There are around 162 teenagers in Ghagra. It has literacy rate of 61% which means around 866 persons can read and write. Total 239 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 243 households in Ghagra, which means every family has 6 members on average. The village has working population of 359. The pincode of Ghagra is 828205 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Nirsa Chatti Sub Post office
• Poddardih Branch Post office
• Moradih Branch Post office
• Barbendia Branch Post office
• Dumaria Branch Post office

Schools

Ghagra has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Urdu Primary School Baidpur
• Primary School Gabhla
• Primary School Ghagra
• Primary School Angulkanta

Hospitals

Ghagra has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Health Sub-Center Urma
• Health Sub-Center Gopalpur
• Health Sub-Center Sirpuria
• Health Sub-Center Ambona
• Health Sub-Center Tetulia

Banks

Ghagra has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Canara Bank Barwa East
• IDBI Bank Nirsa
• Indian Bank Nirsa