About Galchaur Village

Galchaur is a large village in Barhara tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,630, made up of 1,399 males and 1,231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galchaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galchaur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Barhara
Pincode	802313
Area (hectares)	177.3 hectares
Population	2,630
Male Population	1,399
Female Population	1,231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	880
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Galchaur compares

By the 2011 count Galchaur is the 24th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,735 residents. Its 177.3 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 878.

Getting to Galchaur

Galchaur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Galchaur as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Deorath, Dokti, Dost Muhammad Chak and English. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Galchaur

As per the Census of India 2011, Galchaur village had a population of 2,630. That makes it the 24th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,735 residents.

Galchaur village has 1,399 males and 1,231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galchaur has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 878.

The pincode recorded for Galchaur is 802313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galchaur covers 177.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Galchaur falls under Barhara tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Galchaur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Galchaur.

Galchaur is in Barhara tehsil of Bhojpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.