About Ghurna Bigha Village

Ghurna Bigha is a mid sized village in Paliganj tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,218, made up of 622 males and 596 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.99 hectares hectares.

Ghurna Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghurna Bigha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Paliganj
Area (hectares)	46.99 hectares
Population	1,218
Male Population	622
Female Population	596
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
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 Ghurna Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Ghurna Bigha is the 73rd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents. Its 46.99 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Ghurna Bigha

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

Ghurna Bigha lies about 51 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Garhani, about 21 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 Ghurna Bigha
Tehsil headquarters	Paliganj	6.4 km
Nearest town	Arwal	10 km
Nearest railway station	Garhani	21 km
District headquarters	Patna	51 km

Villages closest to Ghurna Bigha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paliganj 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 Ghurna Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghurna Bigha village had a population of 1,218. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents.

Ghurna Bigha village has 622 males and 596 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghurna Bigha has about 958 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 949.

Ghurna Bigha covers 46.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ghurna Bigha falls under Paliganj tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghurna Bigha is Garhani, about 21 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 Ghurna Bigha.

Ghurna Bigha is about 51 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghurna Bigha is in Paliganj tehsil of Patna district. Paliganj is about 6.4 km away. Arwal is about 10 km away. Garhani is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.