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About Gauharpur Village

Gauharpur is a small village in Obra tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 402, made up of 206 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69 hectares hectares.

Gauharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauharpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Obra
Area (hectares) 69 hectares
Population 402
Male Population 206
Female Population 196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gauharpur compares

By the 2011 count Gauharpur is the 129th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents. Its 69 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Gauharpur

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

Gauharpur lies about 19 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Dewariya Kurmha Naresh Halt, about 7.9 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 Gauharpur
Tehsil headquarters Obra 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Dewariya Kurmha Naresh Halt 7.9 km
Nearest town Daudnagar 13 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 19 km

Villages closest to Gauharpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gauharpur village had a population of 402. That makes it the 129th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents.

Gauharpur village has 206 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauharpur has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Gauharpur covers 69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gauharpur falls under Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gauharpur is Dewariya Kurmha Naresh Halt, about 7.9 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 Gauharpur.

Gauharpur is about 19 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gauharpur is in Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district. Obra is about 3.4 km away. Dewariya Kurmha Naresh Halt is about 7.9 km away. Daudnagar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sadikpur (under 2 km), Kusarhi (under 2 km) and Babhandiha (under 2 km).

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

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