About Garhara Village

Garhara is one of the larger villages in Palasi tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,242, made up of 3,237 males and 3,005 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317 hectares hectares.

Garhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Palasi
Area (hectares)	317 hectares
Population	6,242
Male Population	3,237
Female Population	3,005
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	928
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Garhara compares

By the 2011 count Garhara is the 7th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents. Its 317 hectares work out to about 20 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 933.

Getting to Garhara

Garhara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Garhara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Garhara from other places

Garhara lies about 16 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 23 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 Garhara
Tehsil headquarters	Palasi	5.5 km
District headquarters	Araria	16 km
Nearest town	Arāria	16 km
Nearest railway station	Araria Court	23 km

Villages closest to Garhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhara village had a population of 6,242. That makes it the 7th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents.

Garhara village has 3,237 males and 3,005 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhara has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Garhara covers 317 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Garhara falls under Palasi tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Garhara is Araria Court, about 23 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Garhara.

Garhara is about 16 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhara is in Palasi tehsil of Araria district. Palasi is about 5.5 km away. Araria is about 16 km away. Arāria is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.