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About Ghorath Village

Ghorath is a small village in Bhorey tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 224, made up of 101 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,218 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841426, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghorath Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghorath village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Bhorey
Pincode 841426
Area (hectares) 23.35 hectares
Population 224
Male Population 101
Female Population 123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,218
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 Ghorath compares

By the 2011 count Ghorath is the 128th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 23.35 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1079.

Getting to Ghorath

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

Ghorath lies about 30 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Panchdeori Halt, about 8.7 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 Ghorath
Nearest railway station Panchdeori Halt 8.7 km
Nearest town Kataiya 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhorey 30 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 30 km

Villages closest to Ghorath

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghorath village had a population of 224. That makes it the 128th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Ghorath village has 101 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghorath has about 1218 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1079.

The pincode recorded for Ghorath is 841426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghorath covers 23.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghorath falls under Bhorey tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghorath is Panchdeori Halt, about 8.7 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 Ghorath.

Ghorath is about 30 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghorath is in Bhorey tehsil of Gopalganj district. Panchdeori Halt is about 8.7 km away. Kataiya is about 10 km away. Bhorey 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 Bankatamal (under 2 km), Bhadohi (under 2 km) and Dumar Tilak (under 2 km).

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

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