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About Ghorahuwan Village

Ghorahuwan is a large village in Masaurhi tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,649, made up of 1,355 males and 1,294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804452, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghorahuwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghorahuwan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Masaurhi
Pincode 804452
Area (hectares) 334 hectares
Population 2,649
Male Population 1,355
Female Population 1,294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
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 Ghorahuwan compares

By the 2011 count Ghorahuwan is the 22nd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents. Its 334 hectares work out to about 7.9 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 924.

Getting to Ghorahuwan

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

Ghorahuwan lies about 25 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Nadwan, about 5.7 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 Ghorahuwan
Tehsil headquarters Masaurhi 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Nadwan 5.7 km
Nearest town Masaurhi Buzurg 5.7 km
District headquarters Patna 25 km

Villages closest to Ghorahuwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghorahuwan village had a population of 2,649. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents.

Ghorahuwan village has 1,355 males and 1,294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghorahuwan has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Ghorahuwan is 804452. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghorahuwan covers 334 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghorahuwan falls under Masaurhi tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghorahuwan is Nadwan, about 5.7 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 Ghorahuwan.

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

Ghorahuwan is in Masaurhi tehsil of Patna district. Masaurhi is about 5.7 km away. Nadwan is about 5.7 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kansra (under 2 km), Niyamatpur (under 2 km) and Hunrari (under 2 km).

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

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