About Ghurna Village

Ghurna is a large village in Kochadhamin tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,254, made up of 1,646 males and 1,608 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 535 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghurna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghurna village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Kochadhamin
Pincode	855115
Area (hectares)	535 hectares
Population	3,254
Male Population	1,646
Female Population	1,608
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
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 Ghurna compares

By the 2011 count Ghurna is the 26th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents. Its 535 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Ghurna

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

Ghurna lies about 9.5 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Panjipara, about 9.4 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 Ghurna
Nearest railway station	Panjipara	9.4 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kochadhamin	17 km

Villages closest to Ghurna

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

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Common questions about Ghurna

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghurna village had a population of 3,254. That makes it the 26th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents.

Ghurna village has 1,646 males and 1,608 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghurna has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Ghurna is 855115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghurna covers 535 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghurna falls under Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghurna is Panjipara, about 9.4 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 Ghurna.

Ghurna is about 9.5 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghurna is in Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district. Panjipara is about 9.4 km away. Kishanganj is about 9.5 km away. Kochadhamin is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.