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About Gach Baghwa Village

Gach Baghwa is a small village in Pranpur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 154, made up of 84 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.34 hectares hectares.

Gach Baghwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gach Baghwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Pranpur
Area (hectares) 22.34 hectares
Population 154
Male Population 84
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gach Baghwa compares

By the 2011 count Gach Baghwa is the 72nd largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,903 residents. Its 22.34 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Gach Baghwa

Gach Baghwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gach Baghwa 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gach Baghwa from other places

Gach Baghwa lies about 113 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Sonbarsa Kacheri, about 12 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 Gach Baghwa
Nearest town Bangaon 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Sonbarsa Kacheri 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Pranpur 30 km
District headquarters Katihar 113 km

Villages closest to Gach Baghwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pranpur 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 Gach Baghwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Gach Baghwa village had a population of 154. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,903 residents.

Gach Baghwa village has 84 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gach Baghwa has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Gach Baghwa covers 22.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gach Baghwa falls under Pranpur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gach Baghwa is Sonbarsa Kacheri, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Gach Baghwa.

Gach Baghwa is about 113 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gach Baghwa is in Pranpur tehsil of Katihar district. Bangaon is about 8.8 km away. Sonbarsa Kacheri is about 12 km away. Pranpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khajuria (3.9 km), Baina (8.1 km) and Chatra (8.7 km).

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

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