About Ganghar Village

Ganghar is one of the larger villages in Arrah tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,324, made up of 2,816 males and 2,508 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 362 hectares hectares.

Ganghar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganghar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Arrah
Area (hectares)	362 hectares
Population	5,324
Male Population	2,816
Female Population	2,508
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	891
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ganghar compares

By the 2011 count Ganghar is the 5th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,232 residents. Its 362 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Ganghar

Ganghar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ganghar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ganghar from other places

Ganghar lies about 30 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 3.3 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 Ganghar
Nearest railway station	Araria Court	3.3 km
Nearest town	Arāria	6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arrah	30 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	30 km

Villages closest to Ganghar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganghar village had a population of 5,324. That makes it the 5th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,232 residents.

Ganghar village has 2,816 males and 2,508 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganghar has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

Ganghar covers 362 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ganghar falls under Arrah tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ganghar is Araria Court, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Ganghar.

Ganghar is about 30 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganghar is in Arrah tehsil of Bhojpur district. Araria Court is about 3.3 km away. Arāria is about 6.4 km away. Arrah is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.