About Ghaghat Village

Ghaghat is one of the larger villages in Sirdala tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,789, made up of 2,925 males and 2,864 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1100 hectares hectares.

Ghaghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghaghat village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nawada
Tehsil	Sirdala
Area (hectares)	1100 hectares
Population	5,789
Male Population	2,925
Female Population	2,864
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghaghat compares

By the 2011 count Ghaghat is the 7th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents. Its 1100 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Ghaghat

Ghaghat is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghaghat 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghaghat from other places

Ghaghat lies about 33 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Kharaundh, about 8.5 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 Ghaghat
Tehsil headquarters	Sirdala	5.3 km
Nearest railway station	Kharaundh	8.5 km
Nearest town	Rajauli	14 km
District headquarters	Nawada	33 km

Villages closest to Ghaghat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghaghat village had a population of 5,789. That makes it the 7th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents.

Ghaghat village has 2,925 males and 2,864 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaghat has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Ghaghat covers 1100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghaghat falls under Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghaghat is Kharaundh, about 8.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghaghat.

Ghaghat is about 33 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghaghat is in Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district. Sirdala is about 5.3 km away. Kharaundh is about 8.5 km away. Rajauli is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.