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About Gambhiria Village

Gambhiria is a mid sized village in Biraul tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,113, made up of 556 males and 557 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76 hectares hectares.

Gambhiria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gambhiria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Biraul
Area (hectares) 76 hectares
Population 1,113
Male Population 556
Female Population 557
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gambhiria compares

By the 2011 count Gambhiria is the 48th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents. Its 76 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Gambhiria

Gambhiria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gambhiria 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gambhiria from other places

Gambhiria lies about 36 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 9.4 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 Gambhiria
Nearest railway station Biraul 9.4 km
Nearest town Benipur 16 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 36 km

Villages closest to Gambhiria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gambhiria village had a population of 1,113. That makes it the 48th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents.

Gambhiria village has 556 males and 557 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gambhiria has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Gambhiria covers 76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gambhiria falls under Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gambhiria is Biraul, about 9.4 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 - 10 km distance for Gambhiria.

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

Gambhiria is in Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district. Biraul is about 9.4 km away. Benipur is about 16 km away. Darbhanga is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Talibpur (under 2 km), Kamar Kalan (under 2 km) and Sirsia (1.5 km).

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

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