About Gheghta Village

Gheghta is a large village in Sonepur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,182, made up of 1,150 males and 1,032 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gheghta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gheghta village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Sonepur
Pincode	841101
Area (hectares)	55 hectares
Population	2,182
Male Population	1,150
Female Population	1,032
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	897
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 Gheghta compares

By the 2011 count Gheghta is the 35th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents. Its 55 hectares work out to about 40 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 903.

Getting to Gheghta

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

Gheghta lies about 62 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Parmanandpur Junction, about 1.9 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 Gheghta
Nearest railway station	Parmanandpur Junction	1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sonepur	6.0 km
District headquarters	Saran	62 km

Villages closest to Gheghta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gheghta village had a population of 2,182. That makes it the 35th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents.

Gheghta village has 1,150 males and 1,032 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gheghta has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Gheghta is 841101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gheghta covers 55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gheghta falls under Sonepur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gheghta is Parmanandpur Junction, about 1.9 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 Gheghta.

Gheghta is about 62 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gheghta is in Sonepur tehsil of Saran district. Parmanandpur Junction is about 1.9 km away. Sonepur is about 6.0 km away. Saran is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.