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About Ghora Katora Village

Ghora Katora is a mid sized village in Giriak tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,802, made up of 923 males and 879 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1288 hectares hectares.

Ghora Katora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghora Katora village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Giriak
Area (hectares) 1288 hectares
Population 1,802
Male Population 923
Female Population 879
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
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 Ghora Katora compares

By the 2011 count Ghora Katora is the 19th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,421 residents. Its 1288 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Ghora Katora

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

Ghora Katora lies about 25 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Karahdih, about 10 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 Ghora Katora
Tehsil headquarters Giriak under 2 km
Nearest railway station Karahdih 10 km
Nearest town Rājgīr 10 km
District headquarters Nalanda 25 km

Villages closest to Ghora Katora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Giriak 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 Ghora Katora

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghora Katora village had a population of 1,802. That makes it the 19th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,421 residents.

Ghora Katora village has 923 males and 879 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghora Katora has about 952 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 942.

Ghora Katora covers 1288 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghora Katora falls under Giriak tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghora Katora is Karahdih, about 10 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 Ghora Katora.

Ghora Katora is about 25 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghora Katora is in Giriak tehsil of Nalanda district. Giriak is about under 2 km away. Karahdih is about 10 km away. Rājgīr is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Giriak Bahbolpur (under 2 km), Sikandara Kalan (under 2 km) and Puraini (1.6 km).

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

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