Ghaghra, Jaipur

Ghaghra is a village located in the Jaipur Subdivision of Purulia district of West Bengal. The village falls in Jaipur block and comes under Ghagra Gram Panchayat.

As on December 2024, the current population of Ghaghra is 2.2 thousands out of which 1.1 thousands are males and rest 1 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 916 females per 1000 males. There are around 278 teenagers in Ghaghra. It has literacy rate of 55% which means around 1.2 thousands persons can read and write. Total 943 people belonging to scheduled caste and 4 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 381 households in Ghaghra, which means every family has 6 members on average. The village has working population of 877. The pincode of Ghaghra is 723213 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Jiudaru Sub Post office
• Bamnia Branch Post office
• Dumru Branch Post office
• Karkara Branch Post office
• Simni Branch Post office

Schools

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

• Bamnia Vivekananda Vidyapith (High School)
• Jilling Lahar High School
• Jiudaru High School (High School)
• Kotshila Girls' High School (High School)
• Sidhi High School

Hospitals

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

• Mantarh Sub-Center
• Oldih Sub-Center
• Chhatka Sub-Center
• Mutukura Sub-Center
• Lupungdih Sub-Center

Banks

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

• Indian Bank Khatanga
• State Bank of India Kotshila