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About Ghordaur Village

Ghordaur is a mid sized village in Punpun tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,116, made up of 578 males and 538 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares.

Ghordaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghordaur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Punpun
Area (hectares) 120 hectares
Population 1,116
Male Population 578
Female Population 538
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
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 Ghordaur compares

By the 2011 count Ghordaur is the 36th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Ghordaur

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

Ghordaur lies about 15 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Birju Bigha, about 2.0 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 Ghordaur
Nearest railway station Birju Bigha 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Punpun 5.3 km
Nearest town Phulwari Sharif 14 km
District headquarters Patna 15 km

Villages closest to Ghordaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghordaur village had a population of 1,116. That makes it the 36th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents.

Ghordaur village has 578 males and 538 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghordaur has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Ghordaur covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghordaur falls under Punpun tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghordaur is Birju Bigha, about 2.0 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 Ghordaur.

Ghordaur is about 15 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghordaur is in Punpun tehsil of Patna district. Birju Bigha is about 2.0 km away. Punpun is about 5.3 km away. Phulwari Sharif is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rasulpur (under 2 km), Lakhna (under 2 km) and Nima (under 2 km).

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

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