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About Gharghata Village

Gharghata is a small village in Bahadurpur tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 451, made up of 239 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.83 hectares hectares.

Gharghata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gharghata village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Bahadurpur
Area (hectares) 36.83 hectares
Population 451
Male Population 239
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gharghata compares

By the 2011 count Gharghata is the 100th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 36.83 hectares work out to about 12 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 898.

Getting to Gharghata

The census records public bus service for Gharghata 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gharghata from other places

Gharghata lies about 70 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Salauna, 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 Gharghata
Tehsil headquarters Bahadurpur 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Salauna 3.3 km
Nearest town Bakhri 3.3 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 70 km

Villages closest to Gharghata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gharghata village had a population of 451. That makes it the 100th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Gharghata village has 239 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gharghata has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

Gharghata covers 36.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gharghata falls under Bahadurpur tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gharghata is Salauna, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Gharghata.

Gharghata is about 70 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gharghata is in Bahadurpur tehsil of Darbhanga district. Bahadurpur is about 3.3 km away. Salauna is about 3.3 km away. Bakhri is about 3.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahua (under 2 km), Rampur Dakhli (2.1 km) and Rampur Madan (2.1 km).

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

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