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About Ghuraha Village

Ghuraha is a mid sized village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 733, made up of 371 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares.

Ghuraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghuraha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Wazirganj
Area (hectares) 119 hectares
Population 733
Male Population 371
Female Population 362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
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 Ghuraha compares

By the 2011 count Ghuraha is the 94th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Ghuraha

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

Ghuraha lies about 44 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Oro Jagdishpur, about 4.2 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 Ghuraha
Nearest railway station Oro Jagdishpur 4.2 km
Nearest town Hisua 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Wazirganj 21 km
District headquarters Gaya 44 km

Villages closest to Ghuraha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghuraha village had a population of 733. That makes it the 94th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Ghuraha village has 371 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghuraha has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Ghuraha covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghuraha falls under Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghuraha is Oro Jagdishpur, about 4.2 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 Ghuraha.

Ghuraha is about 44 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghuraha is in Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. Oro Jagdishpur is about 4.2 km away. Hisua is about 4.5 km away. Wazirganj 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 Mahdewa (under 2 km), Karhauna (8.5 km) and Dhandhi (12 km).

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

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