About Gurpahar Village

Gurpahar is a large village in Dandkhora tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,727, made up of 1,398 males and 1,329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurpahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurpahar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Dandkhora
Pincode	855114
Area (hectares)	326.45 hectares
Population	2,727
Male Population	1,398
Female Population	1,329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Gurpahar compares

By the 2011 count Gurpahar is the 7th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents. Its 326.45 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Gurpahar

Gurpahar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gurpahar 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gurpahar from other places

Gurpahar lies about 12 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Gorphar, 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 Gurpahar
Nearest railway station	Gorphar	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dandkhora	3.1 km
District headquarters	Katihar	12 km

Villages closest to Gurpahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurpahar village had a population of 2,727. That makes it the 7th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents.

Gurpahar village has 1,398 males and 1,329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurpahar has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Gurpahar is 855114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurpahar covers 326.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gurpahar falls under Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gurpahar is Gorphar, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gurpahar.

Gurpahar is about 12 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurpahar is in Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district. Gorphar is about under 2 km away. Dandkhora is about 3.1 km away. Katihar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.