About Gachh Village

Gachh is a small village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 499, made up of 246 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gachh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gachh village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Azamnagar
Pincode	855113
Area (hectares)	52.94 hectares
Population	499
Male Population	246
Female Population	253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,028
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gachh compares

By the 2011 count Gachh is the 147th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 52.94 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Gachh

Gachh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gachh as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Gachh from other places

Gachh lies about 31 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Azamnagar Road, about 3.2 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 Gachh
Nearest railway station	Azamnagar Road	3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Azamnagar	4.8 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	26 km
District headquarters	Katihar	31 km

Villages closest to Gachh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gachh village had a population of 499. That makes it the 147th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Gachh village has 246 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gachh has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Gachh is 855113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gachh covers 52.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gachh falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gachh is Azamnagar Road, about 3.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gachh.

Gachh is about 31 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gachh is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Azamnagar Road is about 3.2 km away. Azamnagar is about 4.8 km away. Rāiganj is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.