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- LGD code
- 256433
- Pincode
- 824220
- Post office
- Dobhi
- Population
- 1,912
- Households
- 302
- Literacy rate
- 48.7%
- Sex ratio
- 981 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 761
Census 2011 · in context
How Ghonghawa compares
By population, Ghonghawa ranks #24 of 130 villages in Dobhi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.7%
+5.0% vs mandal average
Ghonghawa48.7%
Dobhi mandal43.7%
Gaya district52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
981
+17 vs mandal average
Ghonghawa981
Dobhi mandal964
Household size
people per home
6.3
−0.1 vs mandal average
Ghonghawa6.3
Dobhi mandal6.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ghonghawa at a glance
Ghonghawa is a village of 1,912 people in 302 households (Census 2011) in Dobhi block, Gaya district, Bihar, the 24th-largest of 130 villages in Dobhi block. Literacy is 49%, 5 points above the block average of 44% and the sex ratio is 981 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 824220, served by Dobhi post office; the LGD village code is 256433. The village votes in Mahnar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Umesh Singh Kushwaha. The population is estimated at 2,254 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ghonghawa
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- 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
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- 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)
- 23
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 135
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 81
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ghonghawa
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Key facts — Ghonghawa
- LGD code
- 256433
- Pincode
- 824220
- Post office
- Dobhi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,912
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,254
- Households
- 302
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 981
- Literacy rate
- 48.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Hajipur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mahnar
- Member of Parliament
- Chirag Paswan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Umesh Singh Kushwaha
- Block / Mandal
- Dobhi
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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, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)