About Gahia Village

Gahia is a mid sized village in Sarthebari tehsil, in the district of Barpeta, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,551, made up of 801 males and 750 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237.58 hectares hectares.

Gahia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahia village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Barpeta
Tehsil	Sarthebari
Area (hectares)	237.58 hectares
Population	1,551
Male Population	801
Female Population	750
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Gahia compares

By the 2011 count Gahia is the 49th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,482 residents. Its 237.58 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Gahia

Gahia is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gahia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. The nearest villages by name are Dubadubi Pathar, Era Gaon, Era Kachari Para and Erar Tari. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Gahia

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahia village had a population of 1,551. That makes it the 49th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,482 residents.

Gahia village has 801 males and 750 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahia has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Gahia covers 237.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gahia falls under Sarthebari tehsil of Barpeta district in Assam.

The census record for Gahia notes the nearest railway station as Available.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gahia.

Gahia is in Sarthebari tehsil of Barpeta district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.