# Ghorahi Village, Giriak, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Giriak, Nalanda 

# Ghorahi

Ghorahi is a village in Giriak sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,293 people in 655 households**, the 6th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%.

- 4,293people (2011)
- 655households
- 62.9%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Ghorahi PIN code and other codes

Ghorahi falls in Giriak sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGiriyak
- Community development blockGiriak
- Census village code245143

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

## How far is Ghorahi from nearby towns?

- Giriak (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)17 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)17 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 Ghorahi?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Ghorahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Surajpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Ghorahi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 297 hectares of village land is sown, and 159 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 Ghorahi

Of every 100 households in Ghorahi in 2011, 22 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ghorahi · ■ Giriak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**73%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**89%

Use banking services ****43%**

**47%

Television ****14%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**36%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Ghorahi?

■ Ghorahi · ■ Giriak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%**

**61.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**927

Working population ****34.8%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 53.3% for women. 46% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 325 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 568 (38%) · **■** Household industry 21 (1%) · **■** Other work 250 (17%) · **■** Marginal 329 (22%)

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 Giriak

- Ghosrawan8,736 people
- Pokharpur6,706 people
- Chorsua5,485 people
- Giriak Bahbolpur5,404 people
- Pearepur4,235 people
- Bakra3,851 people
- Isua3,791 people
- Dasrathpur3,345 people

[All 44 villages in Giriak](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/giriak/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghorahi from Biharsharif?17 km by road
- What is the population of Ghorahi?4,293 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghorahi in?Nalanda district (Giriak sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ghorahi?62.9% (Census 2011)