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About Ghurdihan Village

Ghurdihan is a mid sized village in Nokha tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,329, made up of 699 males and 630 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226 hectares hectares.

Ghurdihan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghurdihan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Nokha
Area (hectares) 226 hectares
Population 1,329
Male Population 699
Female Population 630
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghurdihan compares

By the 2011 count Ghurdihan is the 46th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,834 residents. Its 226 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Ghurdihan

Ghurdihan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghurdihan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ghurdihan from other places

Ghurdihan lies about 56 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Garhnokha, about 3.5 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 Ghurdihan
Nearest railway station Garhnokha 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Nokha 4.5 km
District headquarters Rohtas 56 km

Villages closest to Ghurdihan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghurdihan village had a population of 1,329. That makes it the 46th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,834 residents.

Ghurdihan village has 699 males and 630 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghurdihan has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Ghurdihan covers 226 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghurdihan falls under Nokha tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghurdihan is Garhnokha, about 3.5 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 km distance for Ghurdihan.

Ghurdihan is about 56 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghurdihan is in Nokha tehsil of Rohtas district. Garhnokha is about 3.5 km away. Nokha is about 4.5 km away. Rohtas is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishambharpur (under 2 km), Chhabilapur (1.7 km) and Chhatauna (1.8 km).

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

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