About Gamharpur Village

Gamharpur is a mid sized village in Colgong tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,510, made up of 805 males and 705 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gamharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamharpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Colgong
Pincode	813222
Area (hectares)	85 hectares
Population	1,510
Male Population	805
Female Population	705
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	876
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gamharpur compares

By the 2011 count Gamharpur is the 56th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Gamharpur

Gamharpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gamharpur as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Gamharpur from other places

Gamharpur lies about 37 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Shivanarayanpur, about 7.7 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 Gamharpur
Nearest railway station	Shivanarayanpur	7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Colgong	11 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	37 km

Villages closest to Gamharpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gamharpur village had a population of 1,510. That makes it the 56th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Gamharpur village has 805 males and 705 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamharpur has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Gamharpur is 813222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gamharpur covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gamharpur falls under Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gamharpur is Shivanarayanpur, about 7.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gamharpur.

Gamharpur is about 37 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gamharpur is in Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Shivanarayanpur is about 7.7 km away. Colgong is about 11 km away. Bhagalpur is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.