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About Garhbaghua Village

Garhbaghua is a large village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,891, made up of 2,042 males and 1,849 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205 hectares hectares.

Garhbaghua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhbaghua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Area (hectares) 205 hectares
Population 3,891
Male Population 2,042
Female Population 1,849
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garhbaghua compares

By the 2011 count Garhbaghua is the 11th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 205 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Garhbaghua

Garhbaghua is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Garhbaghua 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garhbaghua from other places

Garhbaghua lies about 22 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kamalpur Halt, about 5.1 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 Garhbaghua
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Kamalpur Halt 5.1 km
District headquarters Katihar 22 km

Villages closest to Garhbaghua

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.

Common questions about Garhbaghua

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhbaghua village had a population of 3,891. That makes it the 11th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Garhbaghua village has 2,042 males and 1,849 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhbaghua has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Garhbaghua covers 205 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Garhbaghua falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Garhbaghua is Kamalpur Halt, about 5.1 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 10+ km distance for Garhbaghua.

Garhbaghua is about 22 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhbaghua is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Azamnagar is about 4.3 km away. Kamalpur Halt is about 5.1 km away. Katihar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Solkandha (under 2 km), Singhaul (under 2 km) and Aulia (under 2 km).

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

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