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About Gelhabari Village

Gelhabari is a mid sized village in Araria tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 863, made up of 442 males and 421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854333, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gelhabari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gelhabari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Araria
Pincode 854333
Area (hectares) 115.3 hectares
Population 863
Male Population 442
Female Population 421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gelhabari compares

By the 2011 count Gelhabari is the 67th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,847 residents. Its 115.3 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Gelhabari

Gelhabari 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 Gelhabari as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gelhabari from other places

Gelhabari lies about 14 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Haldita Bihar, about 15 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gelhabari
Tehsil headquarters Araria 14 km
Nearest town Arāria 14 km
Nearest railway station Haldita Bihar 15 km

Villages closest to Gelhabari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Araria tehsil.

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.

Common questions about Gelhabari

As per the Census of India 2011, Gelhabari village had a population of 863. That makes it the 67th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,847 residents.

Gelhabari village has 442 males and 421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gelhabari has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Gelhabari is 854333. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gelhabari covers 115.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gelhabari falls under Araria tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gelhabari is Haldita Bihar, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gelhabari.

Gelhabari is about 14 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gelhabari is in Araria tehsil of Araria district. Araria is about 14 km away. Arāria is about 14 km away. Haldita Bihar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jitwarpur (1.7 km), Pategna (1.9 km) and Bhagpuraini (1.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gelhabari today is likely to be higher.

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