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About Ghewra Village

Ghewra is a mid sized village in Kochas tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,180, made up of 630 males and 550 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.78 hectares hectares.

Ghewra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghewra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Kochas
Area (hectares) 136.78 hectares
Population 1,180
Male Population 630
Female Population 550
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghewra compares

By the 2011 count Ghewra is the 46th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 136.78 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Ghewra

Ghewra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghewra as Available within <5 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 Ghewra from other places

Ghewra lies about 65 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Garhnokha, 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 Ghewra
Tehsil headquarters Kochas 4.7 km
Nearest town Nokha 20 km
Nearest railway station Garhnokha 21 km
District headquarters Rohtas 65 km

Villages closest to Ghewra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghewra village had a population of 1,180. That makes it the 46th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Ghewra village has 630 males and 550 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghewra has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Ghewra covers 136.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghewra falls under Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghewra is Garhnokha, about 21 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghewra.

Ghewra is about 65 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghewra is in Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district. Kochas is about 4.7 km away. Nokha is about 20 km away. Garhnokha is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Meura (under 2 km), Bararhi (under 2 km) and Amarsidehra (under 2 km).

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

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