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About Ghorhat Village

Ghorhat is a mid sized village in Madanpur tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,131, made up of 567 males and 564 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghorhat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghorhat village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Madanpur
Pincode 824208
Area (hectares) 95 hectares
Population 1,131
Male Population 567
Female Population 564
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghorhat compares

By the 2011 count Ghorhat is the 56th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,751 residents. Its 95 hectares work out to about 12 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 932.

Getting to Ghorhat

Ghorhat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghorhat as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ghorhat from other places

Ghorhat lies about 23 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Dev Road Halt, about 17 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 Ghorhat
Tehsil headquarters Madanpur under 2 km
Nearest railway station Dev Road Halt 17 km
Nearest town Rafiganj 18 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 23 km

Villages closest to Ghorhat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghorhat village had a population of 1,131. That makes it the 56th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,751 residents.

Ghorhat village has 567 males and 564 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghorhat has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Ghorhat is 824208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghorhat covers 95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghorhat falls under Madanpur tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghorhat is Dev Road Halt, about 17 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghorhat.

Ghorhat is about 23 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghorhat is in Madanpur tehsil of Aurangabad district. Madanpur is about under 2 km away. Dev Road Halt is about 17 km away. Rafiganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pateya (under 2 km), Madanpur (under 2 km) and Runian (1.7 km).

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

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