About Ghordaur Village

Ghordaur is one of the larger villages in Banma Itahri tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,550, made up of 6,610 males and 5,940 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 750 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghordaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghordaur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Banma Itahri
Pincode	852127
Area (hectares)	750 hectares
Population	12,550
Male Population	6,610
Female Population	5,940
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	899
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 Ghordaur compares

By the 2011 count Ghordaur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 5,052 residents. Its 750 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

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 5 - 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 18 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Simri Bakhtiyarpur, 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	Simri Bakhtiyarpur	2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Banma Itahri	4.8 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	18 km

Villages closest to Ghordaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghordaur village had a population of 12,550. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,052 residents.

Ghordaur village has 6,610 males and 5,940 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghordaur has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Ghordaur is 852127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghordaur covers 750 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ghordaur falls under Banma Itahri tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghordaur is Simri Bakhtiyarpur, about 2.0 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 Ghordaur.

Ghordaur is about 18 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghordaur is in Banma Itahri tehsil of Saharsa district. Simri Bakhtiyarpur is about 2.0 km away. Banma Itahri is about 4.8 km away. Saharsa is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.