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About Ghorwadih Village

Ghorwadih is a mid sized village in Dobhi tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,159, made up of 594 males and 565 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghorwadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghorwadih village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Dobhi
Pincode 824201
Area (hectares) 195 hectares
Population 1,159
Male Population 594
Female Population 565
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
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 Ghorwadih compares

By the 2011 count Ghorwadih is the 48th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 195 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Ghorwadih

Ghorwadih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghorwadih 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 Ghorwadih from other places

Ghorwadih lies about 26 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 24 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 Ghorwadih
Tehsil headquarters Dobhi 6.8 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 10 km
Nearest railway station Kastha 24 km
District headquarters Gaya 26 km

Villages closest to Ghorwadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghorwadih village had a population of 1,159. That makes it the 48th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Ghorwadih village has 594 males and 565 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghorwadih has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Ghorwadih is 824201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghorwadih covers 195 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghorwadih falls under Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghorwadih is Kastha, about 24 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 Ghorwadih.

Ghorwadih is about 26 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghorwadih is in Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district. Dobhi is about 6.8 km away. Sherghāti is about 10 km away. Kastha is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur (2.0 km), Babu Bigha (2.2 km) and Salempur (2.4 km).

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

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