About Gathaur Village

Gathaur is a mid sized village in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 774, made up of 407 males and 367 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60 hectares hectares.

Gathaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gathaur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Sonhaula
Area (hectares)	60 hectares
Population	774
Male Population	407
Female Population	367
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gathaur compares

By the 2011 count Gathaur is the 83rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 60 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Gathaur

Gathaur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gathaur as Available within 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 Gathaur from other places

Gathaur lies about 24 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 5.8 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 Gathaur
Nearest railway station	Ghogha	5.8 km
Nearest town	Colgong	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sonhaula	24 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	24 km

Villages closest to Gathaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gathaur village had a population of 774. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Gathaur village has 407 males and 367 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gathaur has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Gathaur covers 60 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gathaur falls under Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gathaur is Ghogha, about 5.8 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 10+ km distance for Gathaur.

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

Gathaur is in Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ghogha is about 5.8 km away. Colgong is about 12 km away. Sonhaula is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.