About Gaharpur Village

Gaharpur is a mid sized village in Belaganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 749, made up of 387 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148 hectares hectares.

Gaharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaharpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Belaganj
Area (hectares)	148 hectares
Population	749
Male Population	387
Female Population	362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaharpur compares

By the 2011 count Gaharpur is the 85th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 148 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Gaharpur

Gaharpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gaharpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Gaharpur from other places

Gaharpur lies about 14 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ore, about 5.1 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 Gaharpur
Nearest railway station	Ore	5.1 km
Nearest town	Tekāri	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Belaganj	14 km
District headquarters	Gaya	14 km

Villages closest to Gaharpur

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

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Common questions about Gaharpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaharpur village had a population of 749. That makes it the 85th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Gaharpur village has 387 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaharpur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Gaharpur covers 148 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaharpur falls under Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gaharpur is Ore, about 5.1 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 10+ km distance for Gaharpur.

Gaharpur is about 14 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaharpur is in Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district. Ore is about 5.1 km away. Tekāri is about 10 km away. Belaganj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.