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About Garha Village

Garha is a mid sized village in Raniganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,492, made up of 761 males and 731 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214 hectares hectares.

Garha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Raniganj
Area (hectares) 214 hectares
Population 1,492
Male Population 761
Female Population 731
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Garha compares

By the 2011 count Garha is the 70th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents. Its 214 hectares work out to about 7.0 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 937.

Getting to Garha

Garha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garha from other places

Garha lies about 12 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Arariya, about 2.9 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 Garha
Nearest railway station Arariya 2.9 km
District headquarters Araria 12 km
Nearest town Arāria 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Raniganj 17 km

Villages closest to Garha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garha village had a population of 1,492. That makes it the 70th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents.

Garha village has 761 males and 731 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garha has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Garha covers 214 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garha falls under Raniganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Garha is Arariya, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Garha.

Garha is about 12 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garha is in Raniganj tehsil of Araria district. Arariya is about 2.9 km away. Araria is about 12 km away. Arāria is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanjhaili (under 2 km), Rupauli (1.8 km) and Rahua (2.6 km).

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

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