About Ghogha Village

Ghogha is a small village in Amarpur tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 395, made up of 203 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghogha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghogha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Amarpur
Pincode	813101
Area (hectares)	123 hectares
Population	395
Male Population	203
Female Population	192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghogha compares

By the 2011 count Ghogha is the 93rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents. Its 123 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Ghogha

Ghogha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghogha as Available within 5 - 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 Ghogha from other places

Ghogha lies about 44 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about under 2 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 Ghogha
Nearest railway station	Ghogha	under 2 km
Nearest town	Colgong	9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amarpur	32 km
District headquarters	Banka	44 km

Villages closest to Ghogha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghogha village had a population of 395. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents.

Ghogha village has 203 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghogha has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Ghogha is 813101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghogha covers 123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghogha falls under Amarpur tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghogha is Ghogha, about under 2 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 10+ km distance for Ghogha.

Ghogha is about 44 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghogha is in Amarpur tehsil of Banka district. Ghogha is about under 2 km away. Colgong is about 9.2 km away. Amarpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.