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About Ghorahat Village

Ghorahat is a mid sized village in Jehanabad tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 596, made up of 326 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 828 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49 hectares hectares.

Ghorahat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghorahat village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Jehanabad
Area (hectares) 49 hectares
Population 596
Male Population 326
Female Population 270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 828
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghorahat compares

By the 2011 count Ghorahat is the 77th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents. Its 49 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Ghorahat

Ghorahat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghorahat as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghorahat from other places

Ghorahat lies about 7.6 km from Jahānābād, and the nearest railway station is Jehanabad, about 7.2 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 Ghorahat
Nearest railway station Jehanabad 7.2 km
Nearest town Jahānābād 7.6 km

Villages closest to Ghorahat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghorahat village had a population of 596. That makes it the 77th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents.

Ghorahat village has 326 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghorahat has about 828 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Ghorahat covers 49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghorahat falls under Jehanabad tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghorahat is Jehanabad, about 7.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghorahat.

Ghorahat is about 7.6 km from Jahānābād in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghorahat is in Jehanabad tehsil of Jehanabad district. Jehanabad is about 7.2 km away. Jahānābād is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rupaspur (under 2 km), Dhanauti (under 2 km) and Mirchak (1.6 km).

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

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