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- LGD code
- 220135
- Pincode
- 847235
- Post office
- Rajnagar (Madhubani)
- Population
- 8,896
- Households
- 1,814
- Literacy rate
- 47.7%
- Sex ratio
- 907 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 3,055
Census 2011 · in context
How Ghonghaur compares
By population, Ghonghaur ranks #4 of 63 villages in Babubarhi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
47.7%
−0.6% vs mandal average
Ghonghaur47.7%
Babubarhi mandal48.3%
Madhubani district48.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
907
−34 vs mandal average
Ghonghaur907
Babubarhi mandal941
Household size
people per home
4.9
−0.1 vs mandal average
Ghonghaur4.9
Babubarhi mandal5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ghonghaur at a glance
Ghonghaur is a village of 8,896 people in 1,814 households (Census 2011) in Babubarhi block, Madhubani district, Bihar, the 4th-largest of 63 villages in Babubarhi block. Literacy is 48%, about the same as the block average of 48% and the sex ratio is 907 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 847235, served by Rajnagar (Madhubani) post office; the LGD village code is 220135. The village votes in Darbhanga Rural assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajesh Kumar Mandal. The population is estimated at 10,488 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ghonghaur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MADHUBANI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 25
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Ghonghaur
- Total area (ha)
- 589.6
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 243.2
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ghonghaur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Ghonghaur
- LGD code
- 220135
- Pincode
- 847235
- Post office
- Rajnagar (Madhubani)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 8,896
- Population (projected 2026)
- 10,488
- Households
- 1,814
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 907
- Literacy rate
- 47.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Darbhanga
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Darbhanga Rural
- Member of Parliament
- Gopal Jee Thakur
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rajesh Kumar Mandal
- Block / Mandal
- Babubarhi
Same pincode
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- PariharpurRajnagar mandal11,556 pop
- SimriRajnagar mandal9,516 pop
- BaruwarBabubarhi mandal7,524 pop
- Baht SimarRajnagar mandal7,376 pop
- ChichrikanungoeRajnagar mandal7,300 pop
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- Bheria BishunpurRajnagar mandal4,857 pop
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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)