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About Gahauna Village

Gahauna is a large village in Barhampur tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,176, made up of 1,709 males and 1,467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares.

Gahauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahauna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Buxar
Tehsil Barhampur
Area (hectares) 62 hectares
Population 3,176
Male Population 1,709
Female Population 1,467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gahauna compares

By the 2011 count Gahauna is the 22nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,016 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 51 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Gahauna

Gahauna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gahauna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gahauna from other places

Gahauna lies about 36 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Sikariya Railway Station, about 6.6 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 Gahauna
Tehsil headquarters Barhampur 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Sikariya Railway Station 6.6 km
Nearest town Bela 12 km
District headquarters Buxar 36 km

Villages closest to Gahauna

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

Common questions about Gahauna

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahauna village had a population of 3,176. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,016 residents.

Gahauna village has 1,709 males and 1,467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahauna has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Gahauna covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 51 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gahauna falls under Barhampur tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gahauna is Sikariya Railway Station, about 6.6 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 km distance for Gahauna.

Gahauna is about 36 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahauna is in Barhampur tehsil of Buxar district. Barhampur is about 3.9 km away. Sikariya Railway Station is about 6.6 km away. Bela is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dubauli (under 2 km), Kuawan (under 2 km) and Kapurpur (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gahauna today is likely to be higher.

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