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About Ghorabandh Village

Ghorabandh is a small village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 188, made up of 90 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghorabandh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghorabandh village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Gobindpur
Pincode 834001
Area (hectares) 111.17 hectares
Population 188
Male Population 90
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghorabandh compares

By the 2011 count Ghorabandh is the 177th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents. Its 111.17 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Ghorabandh

Ghorabandh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghorabandh 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghorabandh from other places

Ghorabandh lies about 115 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur, about 3.5 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 Ghorabandh
Nearest town Ghorabandha under 2 km
Nearest railway station Govindpur 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Gobindpur 26 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 115 km

Villages closest to Ghorabandh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghorabandh village had a population of 188. That makes it the 177th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents.

Ghorabandh village has 90 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghorabandh has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Ghorabandh is 834001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghorabandh covers 111.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghorabandh falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghorabandh is Govindpur, about 3.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghorabandh.

Ghorabandh is about 115 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghorabandh is in Gobindpur tehsil of Dhanbad district. Ghorabandha is about under 2 km away. Govindpur is about 3.5 km away. Gobindpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Bagmara (4.9 km), Barajamua (4.9 km) and Baranawatanr (4.9 km).

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

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