Ghaspada is a village in the Indian state of

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . It ...

. It is located in the

East Singhbhum district East Singhbhum is one of the 24 districts of Jharkhand, India. It was created on 16 January 1990. More than 50% of the district is covered by dense forests and mountains, where wild animals once roamed freely. It is known for being a centre of ind ...

, which is in the south-east corner of Jharkhand. Ghaspada shares its eastern border with

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; they are separated by a small canal. Nearby villages include Brahmankundi, Panchbaria, Belbariya, and Gahalamuda. It has a middle school and a temple to

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Ghaspada covers an area of about and its population is approximately 1000. Out of this, 95% are literate. Festivals in Ghaspada include Kali puja, Makar sankranti, Saraswati puja, and 16 prahar. Kalipuja is one of the best known festivals of this village, which starts on

diwali Diwali (), Dewali, Divali, or Deepavali ( IAST: ''dīpāvalī''), also known as the Festival of Lights, related to Jain Diwali, Bandi Chhor Divas, Tihar, Swanti, Sohrai, and Bandna, is a religious celebration in Indian religions. It is ...

and continues for at least four days, attracts thousands of people. There are Jatra patry come to the village from West Bengal as well as from Odisha which make Kalipuja more enjoying for people of the village as well as around villages, around people of 30 villages to Ghaspda for seeing Kalipuja. The village has two schools, namely, Ghaspada Middle School and Kid Play School. Villages in East Singhbhum district {{Jharkhand-geo-stub