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About Gorhia Village

Gorhia is a mid sized village in Bausi tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 739, made up of 378 males and 361 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193 hectares hectares.

Gorhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorhia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Bausi
Area (hectares) 193 hectares
Population 739
Male Population 378
Female Population 361
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gorhia compares

By the 2011 count Gorhia is the 60th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents. Its 193 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Gorhia

Gorhia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gorhia as Available within 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gorhia from other places

Gorhia lies about 15 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Mandar Hill, about 2.3 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 Gorhia
Tehsil headquarters Bausi 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Mandar Hill 2.3 km
District headquarters Banka 15 km
Nearest town Bānka 15 km

Villages closest to Gorhia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorhia village had a population of 739. That makes it the 60th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents.

Gorhia village has 378 males and 361 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorhia has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Gorhia covers 193 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gorhia falls under Bausi tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gorhia is Mandar Hill, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gorhia.

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

Gorhia is in Bausi tehsil of Banka district. Bausi is about 1.9 km away. Mandar Hill is about 2.3 km away. Banka 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 Bena Mohanpur (under 2 km), Suja Pur (under 2 km) and Dahua (1.5 km).

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

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