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Ghurna

घुरना
Marhaura mandal
Pincode 841418
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Ghurna is a small village in Marhaura mandal, Saran district, Bihar with a population of 189 in 31 households. Despite its small size, it has a relatively high literacy rate of 59.8% and is located at coordinates 26.457°N, 87.088°E.

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LGD code
233860
Pincode
841418
Post office
Marhowrah
Population
189
Households
31
Literacy rate
59.8%
Sex ratio
871 ♀/1000♂
Workers
54
Distance to district centre
144 km
Distance to mandal centre
166 km
Distance to Patna
217 km
Distance to Kolkata
451 km
Nearest railway station
Narpatganj railway station · 13 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Balua Bazar · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Ghurna compares

By population, Ghurna ranks #99 of 106 villages in Marhaura mandal.

Literacy rate
%
59.8%
+7.1% vs mandal average
Ghurna
59.8%
Marhaura mandal
52.7%
Saran district
54.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
871
−89 vs mandal average
Ghurna
871
Marhaura mandal
960
Household size
people per home
6.1
−0.3 vs mandal average
Ghurna
6.1
Marhaura mandal
6.4

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

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Ghurna at a glance

Ghurna is a village of 189 people in 31 households (Census 2011) in Marhaura block, Saran district, Bihar, the 99th-largest of 106 villages in Marhaura block. Literacy is 60%, 7 points above the block average of 53% and the sex ratio is 871 women per 1,000 men. It lies 144 km from the Saran district centre, 3 km from Patraha, the nearest town, 13 km from Narpatganj railway station railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 841418, served by Marhowrah post office; the LGD village code is 233860. The nearest hospital or health centre is Balua Bazar, 9 km away. The village votes in Mokama assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anant Kumar Singh. The population is estimated at 223 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Hasanpura

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Ghurna · this village18960%
Ghurna · Narpatganj4,95049%0 km N
Ghurna · Kochadhamin3,25444%0 km N
Padumpur · Buxar1856%2.5 km W
Padumpur · Satar Kataiya6,61041%2.5 km W
Padumpur · Mashrakh1,55355%2.5 km W
Padumpur · Sonbarsa1,06952%2.5 km W

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ghurna

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)
3
Power hours (winter)
3
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
No
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
MARHAURA
Distance to nearest town (km)
5
Distance to district HQ (km)
30
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
5
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Hasanpura
Total area (ha)
35
Irrigated area (ha)
8
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Ghurna

LGD code
233860
Pincode
841418
Post office
Marhowrah
Population (Census 2011)
189
Population (projected 2026)
223
Households
31
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
871
Literacy rate
59.8%
Coordinates
26.45737°N, 87.08771°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Munger
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Mokama
Member of Parliament
Rajiv Ranjan Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly
Anant Kumar Singh
Block / Mandal
Marhaura
Getting there

How to reach Ghurna

Mandal centre
Marhaura · ≈ 166 km
≈ 5 h 41 min by car · 6 h 45 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Saran · ≈ 144 km
≈ 4 h 55 min by car · 5 h 50 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
  • Patna217 kmcapital
  • Kolkata451 km
  • Delhi1003 km
  • Hyderabad1342 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationNarpatganj railway station13 km
  • Hospital / PHCBalua Bazar9 km
  • ATM / banksbi india18 km
  • CollegeMillat College Birpur9 km
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  • 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)
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