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About Ghorpithia Village

Ghorpithia is a large village in Shahkund tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,694, made up of 1,891 males and 1,803 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 349 hectares hectares.

Ghorpithia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghorpithia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Shahkund
Area (hectares) 349 hectares
Population 3,694
Male Population 1,891
Female Population 1,803
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghorpithia compares

By the 2011 count Ghorpithia is the 12th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents. Its 349 hectares work out to about 11 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 886.

Getting to Ghorpithia

Ghorpithia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghorpithia as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Ekdari, Fatehpur, Galgala and Gambhirpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Ghorpithia

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghorpithia village had a population of 3,694. That makes it the 12th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents.

Ghorpithia village has 1,891 males and 1,803 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghorpithia has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 886.

Ghorpithia covers 349 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghorpithia falls under Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Ghorpithia notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghorpithia.

Ghorpithia is in Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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