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About Gararhi Village

Gararhi is a large village in Konch tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,758, made up of 1,405 males and 1,353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265 hectares hectares.

Gararhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gararhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Konch
Area (hectares) 265 hectares
Population 2,758
Male Population 1,405
Female Population 1,353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
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 Gararhi compares

By the 2011 count Gararhi is the 19th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,614 residents. Its 265 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Gararhi

Gararhi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gararhi 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 Gararhi from other places

Gararhi lies about 131 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Barakalan, about 14 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 Gararhi
Nearest railway station Barakalan 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Konch 17 km
Nearest town Buxar 26 km
District headquarters Gaya 131 km

Villages closest to Gararhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gararhi village had a population of 2,758. That makes it the 19th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,614 residents.

Gararhi village has 1,405 males and 1,353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gararhi has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Gararhi covers 265 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gararhi falls under Konch tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gararhi is Barakalan, about 14 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 Gararhi.

Gararhi is about 131 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gararhi is in Konch tehsil of Gaya district. Barakalan is about 14 km away. Konch is about 17 km away. Buxar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghoraha (6.0 km), Rajaura (6.3 km) and Yahiyapur (6.8 km).

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

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