About Ghorha Village

Ghorha is a mid sized village in Goradih tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 956, made up of 513 males and 443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52 hectares hectares.

Ghorha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghorha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Goradih
Area (hectares)	52 hectares
Population	956
Male Population	513
Female Population	443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	864
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghorha compares

By the 2011 count Ghorha is the 47th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents. Its 52 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Ghorha

Ghorha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ghorha 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghorha from other places

Ghorha lies about 17 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Tikani, about 6.0 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 Ghorha
Tehsil headquarters	Goradih	3.8 km
Nearest railway station	Tikani	6.0 km
Nearest town	Purāini	8.1 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	17 km

Villages closest to Ghorha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghorha village had a population of 956. That makes it the 47th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents.

Ghorha village has 513 males and 443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghorha has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

Ghorha covers 52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ghorha falls under Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghorha is Tikani, about 6.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ghorha.

Ghorha is about 17 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghorha is in Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Goradih is about 3.8 km away. Tikani is about 6.0 km away. Purāini is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.