About Gaighatta Village

Gaighatta is a large village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,939, made up of 2,046 males and 1,893 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 309.1 hectares hectares.

Gaighatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaighatta village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Azamnagar
Area (hectares)	309.1 hectares
Population	3,939
Male Population	2,046
Female Population	1,893
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaighatta compares

By the 2011 count Gaighatta is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 309.1 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Gaighatta

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

Gaighatta lies about 37 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Azamnagar Road, about 8.3 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 Gaighatta
Nearest railway station	Azamnagar Road	8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Azamnagar	11 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	20 km
District headquarters	Katihar	37 km

Villages closest to Gaighatta

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 Gaighatta

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaighatta village had a population of 3,939. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Gaighatta village has 2,046 males and 1,893 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaighatta has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Gaighatta covers 309.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaighatta falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gaighatta is Azamnagar Road, about 8.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gaighatta.

Gaighatta is about 37 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaighatta is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Azamnagar Road is about 8.3 km away. Azamnagar is about 11 km away. Rāiganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.