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About Gamharpur Village

Gamharpur is a mid sized village in Ghoshi tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 824, made up of 442 males and 382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gamharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamharpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Ghoshi
Pincode 804405
Area (hectares) 78 hectares
Population 824
Male Population 442
Female Population 382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gamharpur compares

By the 2011 count Gamharpur is the 37th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,163 residents. Its 78 hectares work out to about 11 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 Gamharpur

Gamharpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gamharpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gamharpur from other places

Gamharpur lies about 15 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Tehta, about 9.2 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 Gamharpur
Nearest railway station Tehta 9.2 km
Nearest town Makhdumpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghoshi 15 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 15 km

Villages closest to Gamharpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gamharpur village had a population of 824. That makes it the 37th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,163 residents.

Gamharpur village has 442 males and 382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamharpur has about 864 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 Gamharpur is 804405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gamharpur covers 78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gamharpur falls under Ghoshi tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gamharpur is Tehta, about 9.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Gamharpur.

Gamharpur is about 15 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gamharpur is in Ghoshi tehsil of Jehanabad district. Tehta is about 9.2 km away. Makhdumpur is about 11 km away. Ghoshi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Korra (under 2 km), Uber (under 2 km) and Chopaha (under 2 km).

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

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