About Lihar Village

Lihar is a small village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 360, made up of 174 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares.

Lihar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lihar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Area (hectares)	51 hectares
Population	360
Male Population	174
Female Population	186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,069
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 Lihar compares

By the 2011 count Lihar is the 172nd largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Lihar

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

Lihar lies about 37 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Sudhani, about under 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 Lihar
Nearest railway station	Sudhani	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barsoi	14 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	29 km
District headquarters	Katihar	37 km

Villages closest to Lihar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lihar village had a population of 360. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Lihar village has 174 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lihar has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Lihar covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lihar falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Lihar is Sudhani, about under 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 Lihar.

Lihar 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.

Lihar is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Sudhani is about under 2 km away. Barsoi is about 14 km away. Rāiganj is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.