About Ghogkaria Village

Ghogkaria is one of the larger villages in Marauna tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,005, made up of 2,603 males and 2,402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 869.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847452, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghogkaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghogkaria village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Supaul
Tehsil	Marauna
Pincode	847452
Area (hectares)	869.7 hectares
Population	5,005
Male Population	2,603
Female Population	2,402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghogkaria compares

By the 2011 count Ghogkaria is the 10th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,923 residents. Its 869.7 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Ghogkaria

Ghogkaria is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ghogkaria as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Ghogkaria from other places

Ghogkaria lies about 12 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Ghogardiha, about 11 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 Ghogkaria
Nearest railway station	Ghogardiha	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Marauna	12 km
District headquarters	Supaul	12 km

Villages closest to Ghogkaria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghogkaria village had a population of 5,005. That makes it the 10th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,923 residents.

Ghogkaria village has 2,603 males and 2,402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghogkaria has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Ghogkaria is 847452. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghogkaria covers 869.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghogkaria falls under Marauna tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghogkaria is Ghogardiha, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Ghogkaria.

Ghogkaria is about 12 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghogkaria is in Marauna tehsil of Supaul district. Ghogardiha is about 11 km away. Marauna is about 12 km away. Supaul is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.