About Ghoghpur Village

Ghoghpur is one of the larger villages in Mahishi tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,377, made up of 4,375 males and 4,002 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 987.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghoghpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghoghpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Mahishi
Pincode	852216
Area (hectares)	987.27 hectares
Population	8,377
Male Population	4,375
Female Population	4,002
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghoghpur compares

By the 2011 count Ghoghpur is the 4th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents. Its 987.27 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Ghoghpur

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

Ghoghpur lies about 22 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 8.6 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 Ghoghpur
Nearest railway station	Kusheshwar Asthan	8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mahishi	9.2 km
Nearest town	Bangaon	14 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	22 km

Villages closest to Ghoghpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghoghpur village had a population of 8,377. That makes it the 4th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents.

Ghoghpur village has 4,375 males and 4,002 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghoghpur has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Ghoghpur is 852216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghoghpur covers 987.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghoghpur falls under Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghoghpur is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 8.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghoghpur.

Ghoghpur is about 22 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghoghpur is in Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district. Kusheshwar Asthan is about 8.6 km away. Mahishi is about 9.2 km away. Bangaon is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.