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About Ghoghaili Village

Ghoghaili is a mid sized village in Falka tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 696, made up of 354 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghoghaili Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghoghaili village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Falka
Pincode 854114
Area (hectares) 209 hectares
Population 696
Male Population 354
Female Population 342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghoghaili compares

By the 2011 count Ghoghaili is the 33rd largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,840 residents. Its 209 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Ghoghaili

Ghoghaili is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghoghaili as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ghoghaili from other places

Ghoghaili lies about 30 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Bakhri, about 8.8 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 Ghoghaili
Tehsil headquarters Falka 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Bakhri 8.8 km
Nearest town Naugachhia 27 km
District headquarters Katihar 30 km

Villages closest to Ghoghaili

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghoghaili village had a population of 696. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,840 residents.

Ghoghaili village has 354 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghoghaili has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Ghoghaili is 854114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghoghaili covers 209 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghoghaili falls under Falka tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghoghaili is Bakhri, about 8.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ghoghaili.

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

Ghoghaili is in Falka tehsil of Katihar district. Falka is about 6.0 km away. Bakhri is about 8.8 km away. Naugachhia is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghoghaili Milik (under 2 km), Bhangha (under 2 km) and Sahasram (under 2 km).

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

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