# Ghoraghat Village, Dobhi, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Dobhi, Gaya 

# Ghoraghat

Ghoraghat is a village in Dobhi sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,925 people in 628 households**, the 6th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%.

- 3,925people (2011)
- 628households
- 61.4%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Ghoraghat PIN code and other codes

Ghoraghat falls in Dobhi sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGhoraghat
- Community development blockDobhi
- Census village code256481

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Ghoraghat from nearby towns?

- Dobhi (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)46 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)18 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Ghoraghat?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Ghoraghat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Amarut
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ghoraghat known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 272 hectares of village land is sown, and 177 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Ghoraghat

Of every 100 households in Ghoraghat in 2011, 0 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ghoraghat · ■ Dobhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**87%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****67%**

**50%

Television ****7%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Ghoraghat?

■ Ghoraghat · ■ Dobhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%**

**53.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916**

**992

Working population ****30.5%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.7% for men and 51.5% for women. 40% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 150 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 228 (19%) · **■** Household industry 27 (2%) · **■** Other work 232 (19%) · **■** Marginal 560 (47%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Dobhi

- Bajaura5,961 people
- Dobhi5,741 people
- Pachratan5,377 people
- Angra5,069 people
- Kesapi3,920 people
- Kurmawan3,852 people
- Kharanti3,042 people
- Babhandewa3,016 people

[All 130 villages in Dobhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/dobhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghoraghat from Gaya?46 km by road
- What is the population of Ghoraghat?3,925 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghoraghat in?Gaya district (Dobhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ghoraghat?61.4% (Census 2011)