About Gorhan Village

Gorhan is a large village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,641, made up of 2,371 males and 2,270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 341 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gorhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorhan village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Dhanwar
Pincode	825418
Area (hectares)	341 hectares
Population	4,641
Male Population	2,371
Female Population	2,270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorhan compares

By the 2011 count Gorhan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 341 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Gorhan

Gorhan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gorhan as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Gorhan from other places

Gorhan lies about 50 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Nawadih, about 7.7 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 Gorhan
Nearest railway station	Nawadih	7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhanwar	15 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	20 km
District headquarters	Giridih	50 km

Villages closest to Gorhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorhan village had a population of 4,641. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Gorhan village has 2,371 males and 2,270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorhan has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Gorhan is 825418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gorhan covers 341 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gorhan falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gorhan is Nawadih, about 7.7 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 village for Gorhan.

Gorhan is about 50 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gorhan is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Nawadih is about 7.7 km away. Dhanwar is about 15 km away. Barki Saria is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.