About Ghiwba Village

Ghiwba is a large village in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,225, made up of 1,681 males and 1,544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 362 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghiwba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghiwba village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Forbesganj
Pincode	854318
Area (hectares)	362 hectares
Population	3,225
Male Population	1,681
Female Population	1,544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghiwba compares

By the 2011 count Ghiwba is the 40th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 362 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Ghiwba

Ghiwba is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ghiwba as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghiwba from other places

Ghiwba lies about 33 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Forbesganj Junction, about 10 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 Ghiwba
Nearest railway station	Forbesganj Junction	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Forbesganj	11 km
District headquarters	Araria	33 km

Villages closest to Ghiwba

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

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Common questions about Ghiwba

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghiwba village had a population of 3,225. That makes it the 40th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Ghiwba village has 1,681 males and 1,544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghiwba has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Ghiwba is 854318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghiwba covers 362 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghiwba falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghiwba is Forbesganj Junction, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Ghiwba is about 33 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghiwba is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Forbesganj Junction is about 10 km away. Forbesganj is about 11 km away. Araria is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.