Ghoraghat observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
Ghoraghat is a village in Forbesganj mandal, Araria district, Bihar with a population of 5,930 across 1,194 households. The literacy rate is 41.4% and the village is located at coordinates 26.440°N, 87.045°E using PIN code 854318.
By population, Ghoraghat ranks #25 of 108 villages in Forbesganj mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ghoraghat is a village of 5,930 people in 1,194 households (Census 2011) in Forbesganj block, Araria district, Bihar, the 25th-largest of 108 villages in Forbesganj block. Literacy is 41%, about the same as the block average of 42% and the sex ratio is 910 women per 1,000 men. It lies 61 km from the Araria district centre, 3 km from Patraha, the nearest town, 10 km from Lalitgram railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854318, served by Forbesganj post office; the LGD village code is 221581. The nearest hospital or health centre is Balua Bazar, 5 km away. The sarpanch is NIYAMAT ALI, and the village votes in Phulparas assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sheela Kumari. The population is estimated at 6,991 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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