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About Ghoraha Village

Ghoraha is a mid sized village in Barun tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,013, made up of 512 males and 501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95 hectares hectares.

Ghoraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghoraha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Barun
Area (hectares) 95 hectares
Population 1,013
Male Population 512
Female Population 501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghoraha compares

By the 2011 count Ghoraha is the 66th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,091 residents. Its 95 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Ghoraha

Ghoraha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghoraha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Ghoraha from other places

Ghoraha lies about 14 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Chirailla Pauthu, about 1.9 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 Ghoraha
Nearest railway station Chirailla Pauthu 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Barun 6.3 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 14 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 14 km

Villages closest to Ghoraha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghoraha village had a population of 1,013. That makes it the 66th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,091 residents.

Ghoraha village has 512 males and 501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghoraha has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Ghoraha covers 95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghoraha falls under Barun tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghoraha is Chirailla Pauthu, about 1.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghoraha.

Ghoraha is about 14 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghoraha is in Barun tehsil of Aurangabad district. Chirailla Pauthu is about 1.9 km away. Barun is about 6.3 km away. Aurangabad is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hetampur (under 2 km), Fatehpur (under 2 km) and Rarhua (under 2 km).

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

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