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About Ghormara Village

Ghormara is a mid sized village in Jokihat tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,755, made up of 908 males and 847 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.9 hectares hectares.

Ghormara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghormara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Jokihat
Area (hectares) 125.9 hectares
Population 1,755
Male Population 908
Female Population 847
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
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 Ghormara compares

By the 2011 count Ghormara is the 62nd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents. Its 125.9 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Ghormara

Ghormara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ghormara 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 Ghormara from other places

Ghormara lies about 7.5 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 5.9 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 Ghormara
Nearest railway station Kusiargaon 5.9 km
District headquarters Araria 7.5 km
Nearest town Arāria 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Jokihat 11 km

Villages closest to Ghormara

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

Common questions about Ghormara

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghormara village had a population of 1,755. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents.

Ghormara village has 908 males and 847 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghormara has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Ghormara covers 125.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghormara falls under Jokihat tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghormara is Kusiargaon, about 5.9 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 Ghormara.

Ghormara is about 7.5 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghormara is in Jokihat tehsil of Araria district. Kusiargaon is about 5.9 km away. Araria is about 7.5 km away. Arāria is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahjaili (under 2 km), Bhansia (1.7 km) and Chikania (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ghormara today is likely to be higher.

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