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About Gorhia Village

Gorhia is a large village in Bahadurpur tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,217, made up of 1,683 males and 1,534 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 846002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorhia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Bahadurpur
Pincode 846002
Area (hectares) 189 hectares
Population 3,217
Male Population 1,683
Female Population 1,534
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gorhia compares

By the 2011 count Gorhia is the 24th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 189 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Gorhia

Gorhia is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gorhia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gorhia from other places

Gorhia lies about 66 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Parminiya, about 14 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
Nearest town Bangaon 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Parminiya 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bahadurpur 34 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 66 km

Villages closest to Gorhia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bahadurpur 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 3,217. That makes it the 24th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Gorhia village has 1,683 males and 1,534 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorhia has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Gorhia is 846002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorhia covers 189 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gorhia falls under Bahadurpur tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gorhia is Parminiya, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gorhia.

Gorhia is about 66 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorhia is in Bahadurpur tehsil of Darbhanga district. Bangaon is about 5.4 km away. Parminiya is about 14 km away. Bahadurpur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baruara (5.8 km), Dharam Pokhar (5.8 km) and Hem Naraenpur (5.8 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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