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About Ghorapokhar Village

Ghorapokhar is a small village in Litipara tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 194, made up of 97 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghorapokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghorapokhar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Litipara
Pincode 816102
Area (hectares) 84 hectares
Population 194
Male Population 97
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghorapokhar compares

By the 2011 count Ghorapokhar is the 136th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 384 residents. Its 84 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Ghorapokhar

Ghorapokhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghorapokhar as Available within 5 - 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 Ghorapokhar from other places

Ghorapokhar lies about 28 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Kotalpukur, about 26 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 Ghorapokhar
Tehsil headquarters Litipara 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Kotalpukur 26 km
District headquarters Pakur 28 km

Villages closest to Ghorapokhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghorapokhar village had a population of 194. That makes it the 136th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 384 residents.

Ghorapokhar village has 97 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghorapokhar has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Ghorapokhar is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghorapokhar covers 84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghorapokhar falls under Litipara tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghorapokhar is Kotalpukur, about 26 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ghorapokhar.

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

Ghorapokhar is in Litipara tehsil of Pakur district. Litipara is about 4.1 km away. Kotalpukur is about 26 km away. Pakur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maknipahar (under 2 km), Labdaghati (under 2 km) and Sidhaghati (under 2 km).

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

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