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About Gochhari Village

Gochhari is one of the larger villages in Gogri tehsil, in the district of Khagaria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,727, made up of 3,650 males and 3,077 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 843 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 851203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gochhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gochhari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Khagaria
Tehsil Gogri
Pincode 851203
Area (hectares) 225 hectares
Population 6,727
Male Population 3,650
Female Population 3,077
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 843
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gochhari compares

By the 2011 count Gochhari is the 17th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 6,758 residents. Its 225 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Gochhari

Gochhari is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gochhari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gochhari from other places

Gochhari lies about 22 km from Khagaria, and the nearest railway station is Gouchhari, 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 Gochhari
Nearest railway station Gouchhari under 2 km
Nearest town Gogri Jamālpur 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Gogri 4.7 km
District headquarters Khagaria 22 km

Villages closest to Gochhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gochhari village had a population of 6,727. That makes it the 17th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,758 residents.

Gochhari village has 3,650 males and 3,077 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gochhari has about 843 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 873.

The pincode recorded for Gochhari is 851203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gochhari covers 225 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gochhari falls under Gogri tehsil of Khagaria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gochhari is Gouchhari, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gochhari.

Gochhari is about 22 km from Khagaria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gochhari is in Gogri tehsil of Khagaria district. Gouchhari is about under 2 km away. Gogri Jamālpur is about 3.2 km away. Gogri is about 4.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patti Chitarsari (2.8 km), Ratan (2.9 km) and Pattilewa (3.6 km).

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

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