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About Ghograha Village

Ghograha is a large village in Jale tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,630, made up of 1,398 males and 1,232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghograha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghograha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Jale
Pincode 847303
Area (hectares) 187 hectares
Population 2,630
Male Population 1,398
Female Population 1,232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghograha compares

By the 2011 count Ghograha is the 28th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,597 residents. Its 187 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Ghograha

Ghograha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghograha 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghograha from other places

Ghograha lies about 36 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Jogiara, about 3.5 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 Ghograha
Nearest railway station Jogiara 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Jale 5.7 km
Nearest town Sītāmarhi 30 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 36 km

Villages closest to Ghograha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghograha village had a population of 2,630. That makes it the 28th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,597 residents.

Ghograha village has 1,398 males and 1,232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghograha has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Ghograha is 847303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghograha covers 187 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghograha falls under Jale tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghograha is Jogiara, about 3.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghograha.

Ghograha is about 36 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghograha is in Jale tehsil of Darbhanga district. Jogiara is about 3.5 km away. Jale is about 5.7 km away. Sītāmarhi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandauna (1.5 km), Jogiara (3.7 km) and Reorha (5.2 km).

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

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