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About Ghorhta Village

Ghorhta is a mid sized village in Ghanghata tehsil, in the district of Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,327, made up of 650 males and 677 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272162, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghorhta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghorhta village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sant Kabir Nagar
Tehsil Ghanghata
Pincode 272162
Area (hectares) 177.4 hectares
Population 1,327
Male Population 650
Female Population 677
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghorhta compares

By the 2011 count Ghorhta is the 116th largest of the 493 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 958 residents. Its 177.4 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 977.

Getting to Ghorhta

Ghorhta is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ghorhta as Available within 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 Ghorhta from other places

Ghorhta lies about 22 km from Sant Kabir Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Munderwa, about 22 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 Ghorhta
Nearest railway station Munderwa 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghanghata 22 km
District headquarters Sant Kabir Nagar 22 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 24 km

Villages closest to Ghorhta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghorhta village had a population of 1,327. That makes it the 116th largest of the 493 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 958 residents.

Ghorhta village has 650 males and 677 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghorhta has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Ghorhta is 272162. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghorhta covers 177.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghorhta falls under Ghanghata tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghorhta is Munderwa, about 22 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 10+ km distance for Ghorhta.

Ghorhta is about 22 km from Sant Kabir Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghorhta is in Ghanghata tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district. Munderwa is about 22 km away. Ghanghata is about 22 km away. Sant Kabir Nagar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghorhat (under 2 km), Kalyan Patti (under 2 km) and Siswania (under 2 km).

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

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