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About Ghetra Village

Ghetra is a mid sized village in Obra tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,286, made up of 672 males and 614 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghetra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghetra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Obra
Pincode 824124
Area (hectares) 72 hectares
Population 1,286
Male Population 672
Female Population 614
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghetra compares

By the 2011 count Ghetra is the 54th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents. Its 72 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Ghetra

Ghetra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghetra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ghetra from other places

Ghetra lies about 15 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Baghoi Kusa, about 3.7 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 Ghetra
Nearest railway station Baghoi Kusa 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Obra 7.8 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 15 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 15 km

Villages closest to Ghetra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghetra village had a population of 1,286. That makes it the 54th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents.

Ghetra village has 672 males and 614 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghetra has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Ghetra is 824124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghetra covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ghetra falls under Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghetra is Baghoi Kusa, about 3.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghetra.

Ghetra is about 15 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghetra is in Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district. Baghoi Kusa is about 3.7 km away. Obra is about 7.8 km away. Aurangabad is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fateha (under 2 km), Bel (2.1 km) and Naraula (2.4 km).

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

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