About Ghurna Village

Ghurna is a large village in Narpatganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,950, made up of 2,560 males and 2,390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 562 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghurna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghurna village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Narpatganj
Pincode	854336
Area (hectares)	562 hectares
Population	4,950
Male Population	2,560
Female Population	2,390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Ghurna compares

By the 2011 count Ghurna is the 29th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 5,547 residents. Its 562 hectares work out to about 8.8 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 Ghurna

Ghurna is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ghurna as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghurna from other places

Ghurna lies about 54 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Narpatganj railway station, about 13 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 Ghurna
Nearest town	Bhawanipur	6.0 km
Nearest railway station	Narpatganj railway station	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Narpatganj	14 km
District headquarters	Araria	54 km

Villages closest to Ghurna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghurna village had a population of 4,950. That makes it the 29th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,547 residents.

Ghurna village has 2,560 males and 2,390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghurna has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Ghurna is 854336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghurna covers 562 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghurna falls under Narpatganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghurna is Narpatganj railway station, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghurna.

Ghurna is about 54 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghurna is in Narpatganj tehsil of Araria district. Bhawanipur is about 6.0 km away. Narpatganj railway station is about 13 km away. Narpatganj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.