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About Ghorparha Village

Ghorparha is a mid sized village in Palojori tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 511, made up of 260 males and 251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815351, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghorparha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghorparha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Palojori
Pincode 815351
Area (hectares) 153.68 hectares
Population 511
Male Population 260
Female Population 251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
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 Ghorparha compares

By the 2011 count Ghorparha is the 106th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 605 residents. Its 153.68 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Ghorparha

Ghorparha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ghorparha 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 Ghorparha from other places

Ghorparha lies about 35 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Dhanpatdih, about 18 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 Ghorparha
Nearest railway station Dhanpatdih 18 km
Nearest town Madhupur 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Palojori 35 km
District headquarters Deoghar 35 km

Villages closest to Ghorparha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghorparha village had a population of 511. That makes it the 106th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 605 residents.

Ghorparha village has 260 males and 251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghorparha has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Ghorparha is 815351. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghorparha covers 153.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghorparha falls under Palojori tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghorparha is Dhanpatdih, about 18 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 Ghorparha.

Ghorparha is about 35 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghorparha is in Palojori tehsil of Deoghar district. Dhanpatdih is about 18 km away. Madhupur is about 29 km away. Palojori is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basmata (3.1 km), Kolhar (6.0 km) and Bagadaha (7.4 km).

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

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