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About Ghoraha Village

Ghoraha is a small village in Meja tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 400, made up of 220 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.67 hectares hectares.

Ghoraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghoraha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Meja
Area (hectares) 67.67 hectares
Population 400
Male Population 220
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 818
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 Ghoraha compares

By the 2011 count Ghoraha is the 283rd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 67.67 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Ghoraha

Ghoraha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghoraha 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 Ghoraha from other places

Ghoraha lies about 42 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Madaraha, about 24 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 Ghoraha
Nearest railway station Madaraha 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Meja 26 km
District headquarters Allahabad 42 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 42 km

Villages closest to Ghoraha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghoraha village had a population of 400. That makes it the 283rd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Ghoraha village has 220 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghoraha has about 818 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Ghoraha covers 67.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghoraha falls under Meja tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghoraha is Madaraha, about 24 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 Ghoraha.

Ghoraha is about 42 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghoraha is in Meja tehsil of Allahabad district. Madaraha is about 24 km away. Meja is about 26 km away. Allahabad is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chamaripur (under 2 km), Hanokhar (under 2 km) and Dharaon Lundan (1.6 km).

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

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