About Ghoraghat Village

Ghoraghat is one of the larger villages in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,930, made up of 3,105 males and 2,825 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 548 hectares hectares.

Ghoraghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghoraghat village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Forbesganj
Area (hectares)	548 hectares
Population	5,930
Male Population	3,105
Female Population	2,825
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghoraghat compares

By the 2011 count Ghoraghat is the 23rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 548 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Ghoraghat

Ghoraghat is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ghoraghat as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghoraghat from other places

Ghoraghat lies about 20 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Gogipothia Halt, about 7.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ghoraghat
Nearest railway station	Gogipothia Halt	7.7 km
Nearest town	Shahbazpur	8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Forbesganj	10 km
District headquarters	Araria	20 km

Villages closest to Ghoraghat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Forbesganj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Ghoraghat

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghoraghat village had a population of 5,930. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Ghoraghat village has 3,105 males and 2,825 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghoraghat has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Ghoraghat covers 548 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghoraghat falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghoraghat is Gogipothia Halt, about 7.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ghoraghat.

Ghoraghat is about 20 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghoraghat is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Gogipothia Halt is about 7.7 km away. Shahbazpur is about 8.2 km away. Forbesganj is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.