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- LGD code
- 256302
- Pincode
- 824211
- Post office
- Sherghati
- Population
- 801
- Households
- 133
- Literacy rate
- 50.2%
- Sex ratio
- 889 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 216
Census 2011 · in context
How Ghorjara compares
By population, Ghorjara ranks #50 of 88 villages in Sherghati mandal.
Literacy rate
%
50.2%
+3.0% vs mandal average
- Ghorjara
- 50.2%
- Sherghati mandal
- 47.2%
- Gaya district
- 52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
889
−52 vs mandal average
- Ghorjara
- 889
- Sherghati mandal
- 941
Household size
people per home
6.0
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Ghorjara
- 6.0
- Sherghati mandal
- 6.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ghorjara at a glance
Ghorjara is a village of 801 people in 133 households (Census 2011) in Sherghati block, Gaya district, Bihar, the 50th-largest of 88 villages in Sherghati block. Literacy is 50%, 3 points above the block average of 47% and the sex ratio is 889 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 824211, served by Sherghati post office; the LGD village code is 256302. The village votes in Sonbarsha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ratnesh Sada. The population is estimated at 944 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bela →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghorjara · this village | 801 | 50% | — |
| Banian Baraun · Sherghati | 2,457 | 59% | — |
| Bela · Sherghati | 2,427 | 44% | — |
| Gawan Khap · Sherghati | 1,912 | 47% | — |
| Baher · Sherghati | 1,757 | 41% | — |
| Dakhin Khap · Sherghati | 1,062 | 42% | — |
| Mohiuddinpur · Sherghati | 841 | 56% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ghorjara
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 4
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- 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
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SHERGHATI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 47
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Bela
- Total area (ha)
- 100
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 20
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ghorjara
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Ghorjara
- LGD code
- 256302
- Pincode
- 824211
- Post office
- Sherghati
- Population (Census 2011)
- 801
- Population (projected 2026)
- 944
- Households
- 133
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 889
- Literacy rate
- 50.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Madhepura
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sonbarsha
- Member of Parliament
- Dinesh Chandra Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ratnesh Sada
- Block / Mandal
- Sherghati
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 824211
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Other villages in Sherghati mandal
View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)