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About Ghorjara Village

Ghorjara is a mid sized village in Sherghati tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 801, made up of 424 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100 hectares hectares.

Ghorjara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghorjara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Sherghati
Area (hectares) 100 hectares
Population 801
Male Population 424
Female Population 377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghorjara compares

By the 2011 count Ghorjara is the 49th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 100 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Ghorjara

Ghorjara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghorjara as Available within <5 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 Ghorjara from other places

Ghorjara lies about 24 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paraiya, about 21 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 Ghorjara
Tehsil headquarters Sherghati 9.6 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Paraiya 21 km
District headquarters Gaya 24 km

Villages closest to Ghorjara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghorjara village had a population of 801. That makes it the 49th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Ghorjara village has 424 males and 377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghorjara has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Ghorjara covers 100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghorjara falls under Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghorjara is Paraiya, about 21 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghorjara.

Ghorjara is about 24 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghorjara is in Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghati is about 9.6 km away. Sherghāti is about 9.6 km away. Paraiya is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakhin Khap (under 2 km), Ghorijara (2.1 km) and Gawan Khap (2.5 km).

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

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