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About Ghorahat Village

Ghorahat is one of the larger villages in Manjhi tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,785, made up of 2,982 males and 2,803 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 311 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghorahat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghorahat village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Manjhi
Pincode 841313
Area (hectares) 311 hectares
Population 5,785
Male Population 2,982
Female Population 2,803
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghorahat compares

By the 2011 count Ghorahat is the 8th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents. Its 311 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Ghorahat

Ghorahat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghorahat as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ghorahat from other places

Ghorahat lies about 22 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Daudpur, about 6.0 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 Ghorahat
Nearest railway station Daudpur 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Manjhi 6.1 km
Nearest town Revelganj 14 km
District headquarters Saran 22 km

Villages closest to Ghorahat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghorahat village had a population of 5,785. That makes it the 8th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents.

Ghorahat village has 2,982 males and 2,803 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghorahat has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Ghorahat is 841313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghorahat covers 311 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ghorahat falls under Manjhi tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghorahat is Daudpur, about 6.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ghorahat.

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

Ghorahat is in Manjhi tehsil of Saran district. Daudpur is about 6.0 km away. Manjhi is about 6.1 km away. Revelganj 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 Bhabhauli (1.7 km), Dumari Bhabhauli (1.7 km) and Mansath (1.8 km).

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

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