About Ghorahi Village

Ghorahi is a large village in Giriak tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,293, made up of 2,187 males and 2,106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297 hectares hectares.

Ghorahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghorahi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Giriak
Area (hectares)	297 hectares
Population	4,293
Male Population	2,187
Female Population	2,106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghorahi compares

By the 2011 count Ghorahi is the 6th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,421 residents. Its 297 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Ghorahi

Ghorahi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghorahi as Available within village. 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 Ghorahi from other places

Ghorahi lies about 24 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 Ghorahi
Tehsil headquarters	Giriak	1.8 km
Nearest railway station	Karahdih	10 km
Nearest town	Rājgīr	11 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	24 km

Villages closest to Ghorahi

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.

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Common questions about Ghorahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghorahi village had a population of 4,293. That makes it the 6th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,421 residents.

Ghorahi village has 2,187 males and 2,106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghorahi has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Ghorahi covers 297 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghorahi falls under Giriak tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghorahi 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghorahi.

Ghorahi is about 24 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghorahi is in Giriak tehsil of Nalanda district. Giriak is about 1.8 km away. Karahdih is about 10 km away. Rājgīr is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.