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About Garhi Jan Village

Garhi Jan is a mid sized village in Dobhi tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,219, made up of 643 males and 576 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares.

Garhi Jan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhi Jan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Dobhi
Area (hectares) 140 hectares
Population 1,219
Male Population 643
Female Population 576
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garhi Jan compares

By the 2011 count Garhi Jan is the 43rd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Garhi Jan

Garhi Jan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garhi Jan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garhi Jan from other places

Garhi Jan lies about 38 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 36 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 Garhi Jan
Tehsil headquarters Dobhi 7.1 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 10 km
Nearest railway station Kastha 36 km
District headquarters Gaya 38 km

Villages closest to Garhi Jan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dobhi 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 Garhi Jan

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhi Jan village had a population of 1,219. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Garhi Jan village has 643 males and 576 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhi Jan has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Garhi Jan covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garhi Jan falls under Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Garhi Jan is Kastha, about 36 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 km distance for Garhi Jan.

Garhi Jan is about 38 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhi Jan is in Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district. Dobhi is about 7.1 km away. Sherghāti is about 10 km away. Kastha 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 Kusmha (under 2 km), Hardawan (1.7 km) and Patak Bigha (1.7 km).

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

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