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About Garhatha Kalan Village

Garhatha Kalan is a mid sized village in Barhampur tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,503, made up of 801 males and 702 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.3 hectares hectares.

Garhatha Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhatha Kalan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Buxar
Tehsil Barhampur
Area (hectares) 68.3 hectares
Population 1,503
Male Population 801
Female Population 702
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
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 Garhatha Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Garhatha Kalan is the 38th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,016 residents. Its 68.3 hectares work out to about 22 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 Garhatha Kalan

Garhatha Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garhatha Kalan 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 Garhatha Kalan from other places

Garhatha Kalan lies about 29 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Twining Ganj, about 6.7 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 Garhatha Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Barhampur 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Twining Ganj 6.7 km
Nearest town Dumraon 13 km
District headquarters Buxar 29 km

Villages closest to Garhatha Kalan

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 Garhatha Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhatha Kalan village had a population of 1,503. That makes it the 38th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,016 residents.

Garhatha Kalan village has 801 males and 702 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhatha Kalan has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Garhatha Kalan covers 68.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Garhatha Kalan falls under Barhampur tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Garhatha Kalan is Twining Ganj, about 6.7 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 Garhatha Kalan.

Garhatha Kalan is about 29 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhatha Kalan is in Barhampur tehsil of Buxar district. Barhampur is about 4.2 km away. Twining Ganj is about 6.7 km away. Dumraon is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bojhwalia (under 2 km), Gaighat (under 2 km) and Nandpur (1.7 km).

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

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