# Ghorahwa Village, Madhubani, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Madhubani, Pashchim Champaran 

# Ghorahwa

Ghorahwa is a village in Madhubani sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845104**. The 2011 Census counted **125 people in 17 households**, the 20th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 44.7%.

- 125people (2011)
- 17households
- 41.2%literacy
- 845104PIN code

## Ghorahwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghorahwa is 845104.** Ghorahwa falls in Madhubani sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- PIN code845104
- Gram panchayatSisai
- Community development blockMadhubani
- Census village code216979

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

## How far is Ghorahwa from nearby towns?

- Madhubani (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)135 km by road
- Bagha (nearest town)85 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 Ghorahwa?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Ghorahwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Sohgi Barwa
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bagaha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bagaha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Ghorahwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and sugar cane**. About 71% of the 175 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Ghorahwa

Of every 100 households in Ghorahwa in 2011, 6 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ghorahwa · ■ Madhubani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**3%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

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

**40%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****30%**

**31%

Television ****12%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**20%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Ghorahwa?

■ Ghorahwa · ■ Madhubani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.2%**

**44.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****278**

**950

Working population ****48.0%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.9% for men and 34.5% for women. 55% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (15%) · **■** Marginal 50 (83%)

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 Madhubani

- Rewahia427 people
- Churahi409 people
- Kolua383 people
- Bhandarwa Majhar132 people
- Narahwa87 people

[All 30 villages in Madhubani](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/madhubani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghorahwa?845104
- How far is Ghorahwa from Bettiah?135 km by road
- What is the population of Ghorahwa?125 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghorahwa in?Pashchim Champaran district (Madhubani sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ghorahwa?41.2% (Census 2011)