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About Ghorabir Village

Ghorabir is a small village in Udhwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 239, made up of 110 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,173 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghorabir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghorabir village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Udhwa
Pincode 816101
Area (hectares) 32 hectares
Population 239
Male Population 110
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,173
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghorabir compares

By the 2011 count Ghorabir is the 62nd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,278 residents. Its 32 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Ghorabir

Ghorabir is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghorabir as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghorabir from other places

Ghorabir lies about 41 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Bakudi, about 4.1 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 Ghorabir
Nearest railway station Bakudi 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Udhwa 6.4 km
Nearest town Farakka 14 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 41 km

Villages closest to Ghorabir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghorabir village had a population of 239. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,278 residents.

Ghorabir village has 110 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghorabir has about 1173 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Ghorabir is 816101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghorabir covers 32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghorabir falls under Udhwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghorabir is Bakudi, about 4.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghorabir.

Ghorabir is about 41 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghorabir is in Udhwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Bakudi is about 4.1 km away. Udhwa is about 6.4 km away. Farakka is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hathiabandh (under 2 km), Kachro (under 2 km) and Khokrutola (under 2 km).

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

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