About Gachia Village

Gachia is a large village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,505, made up of 1,343 males and 1,162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61 hectares hectares.

Gachia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gachia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Dhuraiya
Area (hectares)	61 hectares
Population	2,505
Male Population	1,343
Female Population	1,162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	865
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gachia compares

By the 2011 count Gachia is the 24th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 61 hectares work out to about 41 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 912.

Getting to Gachia

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

Gachia lies about 24 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Punsia, about 14 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 Gachia
Nearest railway station	Punsia	14 km
Nearest town	Godda	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuraiya	24 km
District headquarters	Banka	24 km

Villages closest to Gachia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gachia village had a population of 2,505. That makes it the 24th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Gachia village has 1,343 males and 1,162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gachia has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Gachia covers 61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 41 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gachia falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gachia is Punsia, about 14 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 10+ km distance for Gachia.

Gachia is about 24 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gachia is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Punsia is about 14 km away. Godda is about 16 km away. Dhuraiya is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.