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- LGD code
- 233619
- Pincode
- 841302
- Post office
- Purwari Telpa
- Population
- 4,514
- Households
- 691
- Literacy rate
- 49%
- Sex ratio
- 881 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 909
Census 2011 · in context
How Gheghta compares
By population, Gheghta ranks #12 of 109 villages in Chapra mandal.
Literacy rate
%
49.0%
−5.0% vs mandal average
- Gheghta
- 49.0%
- Chapra mandal
- 54.0%
- Saran district
- 54.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
881
−16 vs mandal average
- Gheghta
- 881
- Chapra mandal
- 897
Household size
people per home
6.5
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Gheghta
- 6.5
- Chapra mandal
- 6.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gheghta at a glance
Gheghta is a village of 4,514 people in 691 households (Census 2011) in Chapra block, Saran district, Bihar, the 12th-largest of 109 villages in Chapra block. Literacy is 49%, 5 points below the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 881 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 841302, served by Purwari Telpa post office; the LGD village code is 233619. The village votes in Patepur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Lakhendra Kumar Raushan. The population is estimated at 5,322 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Sherpur Gheghata →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gheghta · this village | 4,514 | 49% | — |
| Mauna · Chapra | 5,835 | 53% | — |
| Sherpur · Chapra | 4,323 | 63% | — |
| Malasherpur · Chapra | 1,143 | 54% | — |
| Mala Mirja Tukra II · Chapra | 0 | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gheghta
- 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)
- 5
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- CHAPRA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 6
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 4
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SHERPUR
- Total area (ha)
- 272
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 251.8
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Gheghta
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Key facts — Gheghta
- LGD code
- 233619
- Pincode
- 841302
- Post office
- Purwari Telpa
- Population (Census 2011)
- 4,514
- Population (projected 2026)
- 5,322
- Households
- 691
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 881
- Literacy rate
- 49.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Ujiarpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Patepur
- Member of Parliament
- Nityanand Rai
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Lakhendra Kumar Raushan
- Block / Mandal
- Chapra
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)