About Gamharia Village

Gamharia is a mid sized village in Jokihat tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,706, made up of 883 males and 823 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares.

Gamharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamharia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Jokihat
Area (hectares)	62 hectares
Population	1,706
Male Population	883
Female Population	823
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
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 Gamharia compares

By the 2011 count Gamharia is the 63rd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Gamharia

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

Gamharia lies about 5.0 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 12 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 Gamharia
District headquarters	Araria	5.0 km
Nearest town	Arāria	5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jokihat	5.7 km
Nearest railway station	Araria Court	12 km

Villages closest to Gamharia

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 Gamharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Gamharia village had a population of 1,706. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents.

Gamharia village has 883 males and 823 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamharia has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Gamharia covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gamharia falls under Jokihat tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gamharia is Araria Court, about 12 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 Gamharia.

Gamharia is about 5.0 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gamharia is in Jokihat tehsil of Araria district. Araria is about 5.0 km away. Arāria is about 5.0 km away. Jokihat is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.