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About Gauharpur Village

Gauharpur is a large village in Konch tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,693, made up of 1,369 males and 1,324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284 hectares hectares.

Gauharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauharpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Konch
Area (hectares) 284 hectares
Population 2,693
Male Population 1,369
Female Population 1,324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
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 Gauharpur compares

By the 2011 count Gauharpur is the 22nd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,614 residents. Its 284 hectares work out to about 9.5 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 Gauharpur

Gauharpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gauharpur 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 Gauharpur from other places

Gauharpur lies about 120 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Baruna, 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 Gauharpur
Tehsil headquarters Konch 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Baruna 14 km
Nearest town Dumraon 16 km
District headquarters Gaya 120 km

Villages closest to Gauharpur

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 Gauharpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gauharpur village had a population of 2,693. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,614 residents.

Gauharpur village has 1,369 males and 1,324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauharpur has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Gauharpur covers 284 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gauharpur falls under Konch tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gauharpur is Baruna, 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 - 10 km distance for Gauharpur.

Gauharpur is about 120 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gauharpur is in Konch tehsil of Gaya district. Konch is about 3.9 km away. Baruna is about 14 km away. Dumraon is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanharpur (under 2 km), Koch (3.9 km) and Basatpur (3.9 km).

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

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