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About Ghoratap Village

Ghoratap is a mid sized village in Bihta tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,920, made up of 1,009 males and 911 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159 hectares hectares.

Ghoratap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghoratap village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Bihta
Area (hectares) 159 hectares
Population 1,920
Male Population 1,009
Female Population 911
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
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 Ghoratap compares

By the 2011 count Ghoratap is the 41st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,437 residents. Its 159 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 900.

Getting to Ghoratap

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

Ghoratap lies about 37 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Pali, about 7.0 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 Ghoratap
Nearest railway station Pali 7.0 km
Nearest town Koelwār 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bihta 11 km
District headquarters Patna 37 km

Villages closest to Ghoratap

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghoratap village had a population of 1,920. That makes it the 41st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,437 residents.

Ghoratap village has 1,009 males and 911 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghoratap has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 900.

Ghoratap covers 159 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghoratap falls under Bihta tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghoratap is Pali, about 7.0 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 Ghoratap.

Ghoratap is about 37 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghoratap is in Bihta tehsil of Patna district. Pali is about 7.0 km away. Koelwār is about 8.9 km away. Bihta is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahuar (under 2 km), Kelhanpur (under 2 km) and Taregna (2.2 km).

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

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