About Gangahar Village

Gangahar is a mid sized village in Kutumba tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 535, made up of 288 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25 hectares hectares.

Gangahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangahar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Kutumba
Area (hectares)	25 hectares
Population	535
Male Population	288
Female Population	247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	858
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangahar compares

By the 2011 count Gangahar is the 127th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents. Its 25 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Gangahar

Gangahar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gangahar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Gangahar from other places

Gangahar lies about 17 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Barkisalaiya, about 20 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 Gangahar
Tehsil headquarters	Kutumba	7.7 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	17 km
Nearest town	Aurangābād	17 km
Nearest railway station	Barkisalaiya	20 km

Villages closest to Gangahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangahar village had a population of 535. That makes it the 127th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents.

Gangahar village has 288 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangahar has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Gangahar covers 25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gangahar falls under Kutumba tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gangahar is Barkisalaiya, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gangahar.

Gangahar is about 17 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangahar is in Kutumba tehsil of Aurangabad district. Kutumba is about 7.7 km away. Aurangabad is about 17 km away. Aurangābād is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.