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About Gamhariya Village

Gamhariya is a mid sized village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,044, made up of 556 males and 488 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 805101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gamhariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamhariya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Rafiganj
Pincode 805101
Area (hectares) 178 hectares
Population 1,044
Male Population 556
Female Population 488
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
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 Gamhariya compares

By the 2011 count Gamhariya is the 108th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 178 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Gamhariya

Gamhariya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gamhariya 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 Gamhariya from other places

Gamhariya 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 Gamhariya
Nearest railway station Ismailpur 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Rafiganj 8.9 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 35 km

Villages closest to Gamhariya

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 Gamhariya

As per the Census of India 2011, Gamhariya village had a population of 1,044. That makes it the 108th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Gamhariya village has 556 males and 488 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamhariya has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Gamhariya is 805101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gamhariya covers 178 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gamhariya falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gamhariya 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 Gamhariya.

Gamhariya 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.

Gamhariya 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 Gamharia (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 Gamhariya today is likely to be higher.

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