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About Gamharia Village

Gamharia is a large village in Terhagachh tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,566, made up of 1,895 males and 1,671 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 453 hectares hectares.

Gamharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamharia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Terhagachh
Area (hectares) 453 hectares
Population 3,566
Male Population 1,895
Female Population 1,671
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gamharia compares

By the 2011 count Gamharia is the 12th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,815 residents. Its 453 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Gamharia

Gamharia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gamharia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gamharia from other places

Gamharia lies about 40 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 30 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 Gamharia
Tehsil headquarters Terhagachh 9.9 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 20 km
Nearest railway station Araria Court 30 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 40 km

Villages closest to Gamharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gamharia village had a population of 3,566. That makes it the 12th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,815 residents.

Gamharia village has 1,895 males and 1,671 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamharia has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Gamharia covers 453 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gamharia falls under Terhagachh tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gamharia is Araria Court, about 30 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gamharia.

Gamharia is about 40 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gamharia is in Terhagachh tehsil of Kishanganj district. Terhagachh is about 9.9 km away. Bahādurganj is about 20 km away. Araria Court 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 Chargharia (2.0 km), Hawakol Khurd (2.1 km) and Balua Jagir (2.3 km).

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

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