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About Ghorhat Village

Ghorhat is a mid sized village in Karchhana tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,456, made up of 783 males and 673 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghorhat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghorhat village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Karchhana
Pincode 212303
Area (hectares) 90.74 hectares
Population 1,456
Male Population 783
Female Population 673
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghorhat compares

By the 2011 count Ghorhat is the 148th largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 90.74 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Ghorhat

Ghorhat is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghorhat as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Ghorhat from other places

Ghorhat lies about 34 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Meja Road, about 5.1 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 Ghorhat
Nearest railway station Meja Road 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Karchhana 34 km
District headquarters Allahabad 34 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 34 km

Villages closest to Ghorhat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghorhat village had a population of 1,456. That makes it the 148th largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Ghorhat village has 783 males and 673 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghorhat has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Ghorhat is 212303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghorhat covers 90.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ghorhat falls under Karchhana tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghorhat is Meja Road, about 5.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghorhat.

Ghorhat is about 34 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghorhat is in Karchhana tehsil of Allahabad district. Meja Road is about 5.1 km away. Karchhana is about 34 km away. Allahabad is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raipura (under 2 km), Bhaganpur (under 2 km) and Lohandi (1.6 km).

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

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