About Gajhar Village

Gajhar is a small village in Pranpur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 161, made up of 87 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajhar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Pranpur
Pincode	854116
Area (hectares)	46.02 hectares
Population	161
Male Population	87
Female Population	74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	851
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 Gajhar compares

By the 2011 count Gajhar is the 70th 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 46.02 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Gajhar

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

Gajhar lies about 140 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Begu Sarai, about 10 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 Gajhar
Nearest railway station	Begu Sarai	10 km
Nearest town	Begusarai	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pranpur	15 km
District headquarters	Katihar	140 km

Villages closest to Gajhar

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.

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Common questions about Gajhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajhar village had a population of 161. That makes it the 70th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,903 residents.

Gajhar village has 87 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajhar has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Gajhar is 854116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajhar covers 46.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gajhar falls under Pranpur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gajhar is Begu Sarai, about 10 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 Gajhar.

Gajhar is about 140 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajhar is in Pranpur tehsil of Katihar district. Begu Sarai is about 10 km away. Begusarai is about 11 km away. Pranpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.