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About Ghogharia Village

Ghogharia is a mid sized village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 913, made up of 469 males and 444 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258 hectares hectares.

Ghogharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghogharia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares) 258 hectares
Population 913
Male Population 469
Female Population 444
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghogharia compares

By the 2011 count Ghogharia is the 77th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 258 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Ghogharia

Ghogharia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghogharia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Ghogharia from other places

Ghogharia lies about 14 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 8.6 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 Ghogharia
Tehsil headquarters Bodh Gaya 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Tankuppa 8.6 km
District headquarters Gaya 14 km

Villages closest to Ghogharia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bodh Gaya 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 Ghogharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghogharia village had a population of 913. That makes it the 77th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Ghogharia village has 469 males and 444 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghogharia has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Ghogharia covers 258 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghogharia falls under Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghogharia is Tankuppa, about 8.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghogharia.

Ghogharia is about 14 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghogharia is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 5.9 km away. Tankuppa is about 8.6 km away. Gaya is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumri (under 2 km), Gortorwa (under 2 km) and Basari (under 2 km).

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

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