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About Gheghiya Village

Gheghiya is a mid sized village in Mohania tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,557, made up of 818 males and 739 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gheghiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gheghiya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Mohania
Pincode 821109
Area (hectares) 250 hectares
Population 1,557
Male Population 818
Female Population 739
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gheghiya compares

By the 2011 count Gheghiya is the 40th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,395 residents. Its 250 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Gheghiya

Gheghiya is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gheghiya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gheghiya from other places

Gheghiya lies about 87 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Bhabua Road, about 2.1 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 Gheghiya
Nearest railway station Bhabua Road 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohania 2.2 km
Nearest town Bhabhua 15 km
District headquarters Kaimur 87 km

Villages closest to Gheghiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gheghiya village had a population of 1,557. That makes it the 40th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,395 residents.

Gheghiya village has 818 males and 739 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gheghiya has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Gheghiya is 821109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gheghiya covers 250 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gheghiya falls under Mohania tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gheghiya is Bhabua Road, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gheghiya.

Gheghiya is about 87 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gheghiya is in Mohania tehsil of Kaimur district. Bhabua Road is about 2.1 km away. Mohania is about 2.2 km away. Bhabhua 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 Darwan (under 2 km), Mamade (1.5 km) and Sariawan (1.8 km).

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

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