About Garha Village

Garha is a mid sized village in Udwant Nagar tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,474, made up of 738 males and 736 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Udwant Nagar
Pincode	802216
Area (hectares)	342 hectares
Population	1,474
Male Population	738
Female Population	736
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
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 Garha compares

By the 2011 count Garha is the 32nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,295 residents. Its 342 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Garha

Garha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Garha 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 Garha from other places

Garha lies about 34 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Arariya, about 2.9 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 Garha
Nearest railway station	Arariya	2.9 km
Nearest town	Arāria	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Udwant Nagar	34 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	34 km

Villages closest to Garha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Udwant Nagar 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 Garha

As per the Census of India 2011, Garha village had a population of 1,474. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,295 residents.

Garha village has 738 males and 736 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garha has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Garha is 802216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garha covers 342 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garha falls under Udwant Nagar tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Garha is Arariya, about 2.9 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 Garha.

Garha is about 34 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garha is in Udwant Nagar tehsil of Bhojpur district. Arariya is about 2.9 km away. Arāria is about 12 km away. Udwant Nagar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.