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About Ghorgahiya Village

Ghorgahiya is a large village in Pachrukhi tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,083, made up of 1,100 males and 983 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.75 hectares hectares.

Ghorgahiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghorgahiya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Pachrukhi
Area (hectares) 160.75 hectares
Population 2,083
Male Population 1,100
Female Population 983
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ghorgahiya compares

By the 2011 count Ghorgahiya is the 39th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents. Its 160.75 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Ghorgahiya

The census records public bus service for Ghorgahiya as Available within 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghorgahiya from other places

Ghorgahiya lies about 8.8 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Pachrukhi, about 4.4 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 Ghorgahiya
Nearest railway station Pachrukhi 4.4 km
District headquarters Siwan 8.8 km
Nearest town Siwān 8.8 km

Villages closest to Ghorgahiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghorgahiya village had a population of 2,083. That makes it the 39th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents.

Ghorgahiya village has 1,100 males and 983 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghorgahiya has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Ghorgahiya covers 160.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghorgahiya falls under Pachrukhi tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghorgahiya is Pachrukhi, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghorgahiya.

Ghorgahiya is about 8.8 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghorgahiya is in Pachrukhi tehsil of Siwan district. Pachrukhi is about 4.4 km away. Siwan is about 8.8 km away. Siwān is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahlaur (under 2 km), Nizampur (under 2 km) and Garibganj (under 2 km).

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

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