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.

Ghoghardiha
city
Ghoghardiha is located in Bihar
Ghoghardiha
Ghoghardiha
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 26°17′00″N 86°28′00″E / 26.2833°N 86.4667°E / 26.2833; 86.4667
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictMadhubani
Population
 (2011)
 • Total157,224
Languages
 • OfficialMaithili, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code06277
ISO 3166 codeIN-BR

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

Demographics edit

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

Air Transport edit

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.

References edit

  1. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  2. ^ "Rajbiraj Airport to resume its flight services from May 8 as Shree Airline prepares for flight operation". 24 April 2019.