Village · Bahadurpur, Darbhanga # Ghorghata Ghorghata is a village in Bahadurpur sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,383 people in 294 households, the 68th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.6%. - 1,383 people (2011) - 294 households - 51.4% literacy - 803 females per 1,000 males ## Ghorghata PIN code and other codes Ghorghata falls in Bahadurpur sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Pirdi - Community development block Bahadurpur - Census village code 227426 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Ghorghata from nearby towns? - Bahadurpur (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ) 8 km by road - Darbhanga (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Ghorghata? 2 services counted by the Census are inside Ghorghata; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Jhanjharpur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jhanjharpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Ghorghata known for? The main crops are paddy. About 79% of the 10 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Ghorghata Of every 100 households in Ghorghata in 2011, 6 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ghorghata · ■ Bahadurpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 6% 22% - Toilet within the home 9% 25% - No toilet (open defecation) 91% 74% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 23% 39% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 9% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 93% 88% - Use banking services 51% 44% - Television 4% 13% - Mobile phone 63% 51% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 8% 8% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 18% 26% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Ghorghata? ■ Ghorghata · ■ Bahadurpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 51.4% 57.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 803 891 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 816 907 - Working population 27.3% 29.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.3% for men and 32.7% for women. 45% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 135 (36%) · ■ Farm labourers 84 (22%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 69 (18%) · ■ Marginal 89 (24%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bahadurpur - Jiwanpatti 1,479 people - Yakubpur 1,465 people - Mahpara 1,427 people - Gangapatti 1,394 people - Bali Bagraul 1,350 people - Chataria 1,341 people - Sobhan 1,315 people - Bedipatti 1,276 people All 171 villages in Bahadurpur ## Quick answers - How far is Ghorghata from Darbhanga? 8 km by road - What is the population of Ghorghata? 1,383 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghorghata in? Darbhanga district (Bahadurpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Ghorghata? 51.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/bahadurpur/ghorghata/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.