About Ghurghat Village

Ghurghat is a large village in Siswan tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,180, made up of 2,043 males and 2,137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghurghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghurghat village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Siswan
Pincode	841210
Area (hectares)	212 hectares
Population	4,180
Male Population	2,043
Female Population	2,137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,046
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghurghat compares

By the 2011 count Ghurghat is the 7th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,118 residents. Its 212 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Ghurghat

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

Ghurghat lies about 28 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Chainwa, about 10 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 Ghurghat
Nearest railway station	Chainwa	10 km
Nearest town	Reoti	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Siswan	28 km
District headquarters	Siwan	28 km

Villages closest to Ghurghat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghurghat village had a population of 4,180. That makes it the 7th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,118 residents.

Ghurghat village has 2,043 males and 2,137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghurghat has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Ghurghat is 841210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghurghat covers 212 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ghurghat falls under Siswan tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghurghat is Chainwa, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghurghat.

Ghurghat is about 28 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghurghat is in Siswan tehsil of Siwan district. Chainwa is about 10 km away. Reoti is about 14 km away. Siswan is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.