Ghoghardiha Explained

Ghoghardiha
Settlement Type:city
Pushpin Map:India Bihar
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates:26.2833°N 86.4667°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Bihar
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Madhubani
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:157,224
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Maithili, Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:847402
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:06277
Iso Code:IN-BR

Ghoghardiha is a city and a notified area in Darbhanga division, Madhubani district in the state of Bihar, India. Ghoghardiha is also a Railway Station which connects Saharsa to Laheria Sarai via Nirmali, Jhanjharpur, Lohana and Sakri.

The old name of this village was Gau-ghaddi (cow home). Later became Ghoghardiha.

Demographics

At the 2011 India census,[1] Ghoghardiha had a population of 157,224 (80,796 males and 76,428 females.

Air Transport

Darbhanga Airport is the nearest airport around 73 km away in India and Rajbiraj Airport is the nearest airport roughly 59 km away in Nepal and can be accessed by Kunauli border. One can easily take erickshaw from border to Airport. Shree Airlines operates daily flights between Rajbiraj and Kathmandu[2] The flight will cost roughly Rs 1,800 INR.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 16 June 2004. 1 November 2008. Census Commission of India.
  2. Web site: Rajbiraj Airport to resume its flight services from May 8 as Shree Airline prepares for flight operation. 24 April 2019.