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About Gamharia Village

Gamharia is a mid sized village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,091, made up of 568 males and 523 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares.

Gamharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamharia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Rafiganj
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 1,091
Male Population 568
Female Population 523
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
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 Gamharia compares

By the 2011 count Gamharia is the 100th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. 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 a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gamharia 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 Gamharia from other places

Gamharia lies about 35 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Ismailpur, about 3.4 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
Nearest railway station Ismailpur 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Rafiganj 8.9 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 35 km

Villages closest to Gamharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gamharia village had a population of 1,091. That makes it the 100th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Gamharia village has 568 males and 523 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamharia has about 921 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 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gamharia falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gamharia is Ismailpur, about 3.4 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 Gamharia.

Gamharia is about 35 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gamharia is in Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Ismailpur is about 3.4 km away. Rafiganj is about 8.9 km away. Aurangabad is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gamhariya (under 2 km), Asia (under 2 km) and Budhaul (under 2 km).

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

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