About Gachh Mahadewa Village

Gachh Mahadewa is a small village in Jokihat tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 389, made up of 180 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,161 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854329, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gachh Mahadewa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gachh Mahadewa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Jokihat
Pincode	854329
Area (hectares)	47 hectares
Population	389
Male Population	180
Female Population	209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,161
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 Gachh Mahadewa compares

By the 2011 count Gachh Mahadewa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Gachh Mahadewa

Gachh Mahadewa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gachh Mahadewa 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 Gachh Mahadewa from other places

Gachh Mahadewa lies about 13 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 18 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 Gachh Mahadewa
Tehsil headquarters	Jokihat	2.3 km
District headquarters	Araria	13 km
Nearest town	Arāria	13 km
Nearest railway station	Kusiargaon	18 km

Villages closest to Gachh Mahadewa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jokihat 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 Gachh Mahadewa

As per the Census of India 2011, Gachh Mahadewa village had a population of 389. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents.

Gachh Mahadewa village has 180 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gachh Mahadewa has about 1161 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Gachh Mahadewa is 854329. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gachh Mahadewa covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gachh Mahadewa falls under Jokihat tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gachh Mahadewa is Kusiargaon, about 18 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 Gachh Mahadewa.

Gachh Mahadewa is about 13 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gachh Mahadewa is in Jokihat tehsil of Araria district. Jokihat is about 2.3 km away. Araria is about 13 km away. Arāria is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.