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Ghoraghat

घोरागाट
Dobhi mandal
Pincode 824220
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Ghoraghat is a village in Dobhi mandal, Gaya district, Bihar state, with a population of 3,925 distributed across 628 households. The village has a literacy rate of 51.4% and is located at coordinates 26.440°N, 87.045°E under PIN 824220.

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basanti devi
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LGD code
256481
Pincode
824220
Post office
Dobhi
Population
3,925
Households
628
Literacy rate
51.4%
Sex ratio
937 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,197
Distance to district centre
145 km
Distance to mandal centre
181 km
Distance to Patna
213 km
Distance to Kolkata
450 km
Nearest railway station
Lalitgram · 10 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Balua Bazar · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Ghoraghat compares

By population, Ghoraghat ranks #6 of 130 villages in Dobhi mandal.

Literacy rate
%
51.4%
+7.7% vs mandal average
Ghoraghat
51.4%
Dobhi mandal
43.7%
Gaya district
52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
937
−27 vs mandal average
Ghoraghat
937
Dobhi mandal
964
Household size
people per home
6.3
−0.1 vs mandal average
Ghoraghat
6.3
Dobhi mandal
6.4

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Ghoraghat at a glance

Ghoraghat is a village of 3,925 people in 628 households (Census 2011) in Dobhi block, Gaya district, Bihar, the 6th-largest of 130 villages in Dobhi block. Literacy is 51%, 8 points above the block average of 44% and the sex ratio is 937 women per 1,000 men. It lies 145 km from the Gaya district centre, 3 km from Patraha, the nearest town, 10 km from Lalitgram railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 824220, served by Dobhi post office; the LGD village code is 256481. The nearest hospital or health centre is Balua Bazar, 5 km away. The sarpanch is basanti devi, and the village votes in Mahnar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Umesh Singh Kushwaha. The population is estimated at 4,628 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Ghora Ghat

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Ghoraghat · this village3,92551%
Ghoraghat · Forbesganj5,93041%0 km N
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Kusahar · Sheosagar90255%1.5 km S
Kusahar · Sidhwalia6,38349%1.5 km S
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ghoraghat

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
Yes
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
4
Power hours (winter)
4
Primary school
1
Middle school
3
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
1
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
SHERGHATI
Distance to nearest town (km)
18
Distance to district HQ (km)
46
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
18
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
272
Irrigated area (ha)
177
Forest area (ha)
1

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Ghoraghat

LGD code
256481
Pincode
824220
Post office
Dobhi
Population (Census 2011)
3,925
Population (projected 2026)
4,628
Households
628
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
937
Literacy rate
51.4%
Coordinates
26.43979°N, 87.04544°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Hajipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Mahnar
Member of Parliament
Chirag Paswan
Member of Legislative Assembly
Umesh Singh Kushwaha
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
basanti devi
Block / Mandal
Dobhi
Getting there

How to reach Ghoraghat

Mandal centre
Dobhi · ≈ 181 km
≈ 6 h 11 min by car · 7 h 20 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Gaya · ≈ 145 km
≈ 4 h 57 min by car · 5 h 53 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,089 people
Patraha · ≈ 3.0 km
≈ 6 min by car · 7 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna213 kmcapital
  • Kolkata450 km
  • Delhi999 km
  • Hyderabad1338 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationLalitgram10 km
  • Hospital / PHCBalua Bazar5 km
  • ATM / banksbi india22 km
  • CollegeMillat College Birpur9 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-10
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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