# Ghorijara Village, Sherghati, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sherghati, Gaya 

# Ghorijara

Ghorijara is a village in Sherghati sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **668 people in 117 households**, the 58th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%.

- 668people (2011)
- 117households
- 59.2%literacy
- 1,075females per 1,000 males

## Ghorijara PIN code and other codes

Ghorijara falls in Sherghati sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKachauri
- Community development blockSherghati
- Census village code256306

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

## How far is Ghorijara from nearby towns?

- Sherghati (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)50 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)6 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 Ghorijara?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Ghorijara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Ghorijara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 13% of the 115 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Ghorijara

Of every 100 households in Ghorijara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghorijara · ■ Sherghati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**82%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****19%**

**42%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****59%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Ghorijara?

■ Ghorijara · ■ Sherghati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.2%**

**59.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1075**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1274**

**997

Working population ****46.1%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.9% for men and 46.8% for women. 57% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 44 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (8%) · **■** Household industry 10 (3%) · **■** Other work 21 (7%) · **■** Marginal 209 (68%)

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 Sherghati

- Kadwa702 people
- Dariapur694 people
- Rani Chak687 people
- Manjhar677 people
- Pandaul668 people
- Shafichak650 people
- Khairat627 people
- Beldih580 people

[All 86 villages in Sherghati](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/sherghati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghorijara from Gaya?50 km by road
- What is the population of Ghorijara?668 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghorijara in?Gaya district (Sherghati sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ghorijara?59.2% (Census 2011)