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About Gamhariya Village

Gamhariya is a mid sized village in Amas tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 607, made up of 333 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 823 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gamhariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamhariya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Amas
Pincode 824212
Area (hectares) 73 hectares
Population 607
Male Population 333
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 823
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gamhariya compares

By the 2011 count Gamhariya is the 56th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 73 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Gamhariya

Gamhariya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gamhariya 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gamhariya from other places

Gamhariya lies about 35 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ismailpur, about 18 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 Gamhariya
Tehsil headquarters Amas 5.0 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 14 km
Nearest railway station Ismailpur 18 km
District headquarters Gaya 35 km

Villages closest to Gamhariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gamhariya village had a population of 607. That makes it the 56th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Gamhariya village has 333 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamhariya has about 823 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Gamhariya is 824212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gamhariya covers 73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gamhariya falls under Amas tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gamhariya is Ismailpur, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Gamhariya.

Gamhariya is about 35 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gamhariya is in Amas tehsil of Gaya district. Amas is about 5.0 km away. Sherghāti is about 14 km away. Ismailpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naugarh (2.2 km), Naudiha (2.3 km) and Jaspur (3.3 km).

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

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