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About Ghorghat Mal Village

Ghorghat Mal is a mid sized village in Sultanganj tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,170, made up of 594 males and 576 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghorghat Mal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghorghat Mal village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sultanganj
Pincode 811211
Area (hectares) 28 hectares
Population 1,170
Male Population 594
Female Population 576
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghorghat Mal compares

By the 2011 count Ghorghat Mal is the 43rd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents. Its 28 hectares work out to about 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Ghorghat Mal

Ghorghat Mal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghorghat Mal as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghorghat Mal from other places

Ghorghat Mal lies about 32 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Khariapipra Halt, 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 Ghorghat Mal
Nearest railway station Khariapipra Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sultanganj 8.4 km
Nearest town Sultānganj 8.4 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 32 km

Villages closest to Ghorghat Mal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sultanganj 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 Ghorghat Mal

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghorghat Mal village had a population of 1,170. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents.

Ghorghat Mal village has 594 males and 576 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghorghat Mal has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Ghorghat Mal is 811211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghorghat Mal covers 28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ghorghat Mal falls under Sultanganj tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghorghat Mal is Khariapipra Halt, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghorghat Mal.

Ghorghat Mal is about 32 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghorghat Mal is in Sultanganj tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Khariapipra Halt is about under 2 km away. Sultanganj is about 8.4 km away. Sultānganj is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghorghat Milik (under 2 km), Gangania (under 2 km) and Kaleanpur (under 2 km).

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

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