About Gahlaur Village

Gahlaur is a large village in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,702, made up of 1,436 males and 1,266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gahlaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahlaur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jamui
Tehsil	Islamnagar Aliganj
Pincode	811301
Area (hectares)	395 hectares
Population	2,702
Male Population	1,436
Female Population	1,266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	882
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 Gahlaur compares

By the 2011 count Gahlaur is the 16th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 395 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Gahlaur

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

Gahlaur lies about 27 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Sirari, about 24 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 Gahlaur
Tehsil headquarters	Islamnagar Aliganj	4.5 km
Nearest railway station	Sirari	24 km
District headquarters	Jamui	27 km
Nearest town	Jamūī	27 km

Villages closest to Gahlaur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Islamnagar Aliganj 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 Gahlaur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahlaur village had a population of 2,702. That makes it the 16th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Gahlaur village has 1,436 males and 1,266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahlaur has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Gahlaur is 811301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gahlaur covers 395 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gahlaur falls under Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gahlaur is Sirari, about 24 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 Gahlaur.

Gahlaur is about 27 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahlaur is in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district. Islamnagar Aliganj is about 4.5 km away. Sirari is about 24 km away. Jamui is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.