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About Ghoraghata Village

Ghoraghata is a mid sized village in Deshopran tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 925, made up of 466 males and 459 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghoraghata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghoraghata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Deshopran
Pincode 721427
Area (hectares) 165.26 hectares
Population 925
Male Population 466
Female Population 459
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghoraghata compares

By the 2011 count Ghoraghata is the 77th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 165.26 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Ghoraghata

Ghoraghata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghoraghata as Available within 10+ 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. The nearest villages by name are Durgapur, Durgapur Part Iv, Durmut and Faridpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Ghoraghata

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghoraghata village had a population of 925. That makes it the 77th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Ghoraghata village has 466 males and 459 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghoraghata has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Ghoraghata is 721427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghoraghata covers 165.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghoraghata falls under Deshopran tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ghoraghata notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Ghoraghata.

Ghoraghata is in Deshopran tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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