About Ghorakhar Village

Ghorakhar is a mid sized village in Kharagpur tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 682, made up of 359 males and 323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghorakhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghorakhar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Munger
Tehsil	Kharagpur
Pincode	811213
Area (hectares)	195 hectares
Population	682
Male Population	359
Female Population	323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghorakhar compares

By the 2011 count Ghorakhar is the 63rd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,948 residents. Its 195 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Ghorakhar

Ghorakhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghorakhar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghorakhar from other places

Ghorakhar lies about 22 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Kalyanpur Road, about 8.4 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 Ghorakhar
Tehsil headquarters	Kharagpur	7.4 km
Nearest railway station	Kalyanpur Road	8.4 km
District headquarters	Munger	22 km

Villages closest to Ghorakhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghorakhar village had a population of 682. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,948 residents.

Ghorakhar village has 359 males and 323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghorakhar has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Ghorakhar is 811213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghorakhar covers 195 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghorakhar falls under Kharagpur tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghorakhar is Kalyanpur Road, about 8.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ghorakhar.

Ghorakhar is about 22 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghorakhar is in Kharagpur tehsil of Munger district. Kharagpur is about 7.4 km away. Kalyanpur Road is about 8.4 km away. Munger is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.