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About Ghordah Village

Ghordah is a mid sized village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 875, made up of 449 males and 426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.4 hectares hectares.

Ghordah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghordah village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Area (hectares) 108.4 hectares
Population 875
Male Population 449
Female Population 426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ghordah compares

By the 2011 count Ghordah is the 109th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 108.4 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Ghordah

Ghordah is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghordah as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghordah from other places

Ghordah lies about 21 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Jhaua, about 4.7 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 Ghordah
Nearest railway station Jhaua 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 5.9 km
District headquarters Katihar 21 km

Villages closest to Ghordah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghordah village had a population of 875. That makes it the 109th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Ghordah village has 449 males and 426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghordah has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Ghordah covers 108.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghordah falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghordah is Jhaua, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ghordah.

Ghordah is about 21 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghordah is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Jhaua is about 4.7 km away. Azamnagar is about 5.9 km away. Katihar 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 Jankinagar (under 2 km), Arihana (under 2 km) and Harnagar (under 2 km).

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

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