About Gojhwat Village

Gojhwat is a large village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,165, made up of 1,180 males and 985 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 835 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146 hectares hectares.

Gojhwat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gojhwat village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Azamnagar
Area (hectares)	146 hectares
Population	2,165
Male Population	1,180
Female Population	985
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	835
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 Gojhwat compares

By the 2011 count Gojhwat is the 42nd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 146 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Gojhwat

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

Gojhwat lies about 36 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Bhawanipur Bihar, about 7.1 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 Gojhwat
Nearest railway station	Bhawanipur Bihar	7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Azamnagar	10 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	20 km
District headquarters	Katihar	36 km

Villages closest to Gojhwat

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 Gojhwat

As per the Census of India 2011, Gojhwat village had a population of 2,165. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Gojhwat village has 1,180 males and 985 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gojhwat has about 835 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Gojhwat covers 146 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gojhwat falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gojhwat is Bhawanipur Bihar, about 7.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gojhwat.

Gojhwat is about 36 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gojhwat is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Bhawanipur Bihar is about 7.1 km away. Azamnagar is about 10 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.