About Gaharpur Village

Gaharpur is a mid sized village in Tikari tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,698, made up of 869 males and 829 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares.

Gaharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaharpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Tikari
Area (hectares)	157 hectares
Population	1,698
Male Population	869
Female Population	829
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
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 Gaharpur compares

By the 2011 count Gaharpur is the 51st largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

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 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 Gaharpur from other places

Gaharpur lies about 20 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Neyamatpur Halt, about 12 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
Tehsil headquarters	Tikari	2.9 km
Nearest town	Tekāri	2.9 km
Nearest railway station	Neyamatpur Halt	12 km
District headquarters	Gaya	20 km

Villages closest to Gaharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tikari 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 1,698. That makes it the 51st largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Gaharpur village has 869 males and 829 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaharpur has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Gaharpur covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaharpur falls under Tikari tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gaharpur is Neyamatpur Halt, about 12 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 Gaharpur.

Gaharpur is about 20 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 Tikari tehsil of Gaya district. Tikari is about 2.9 km away. Tekāri is about 2.9 km away. Neyamatpur Halt is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.