About Gomahar Village

Gomahar is a large village in Ekangarsarai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,353, made up of 1,242 males and 1,111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gomahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gomahar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Ekangarsarai
Pincode	801301
Area (hectares)	260 hectares
Population	2,353
Male Population	1,242
Female Population	1,111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	895
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gomahar compares

By the 2011 count Gomahar is the 21st largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents. Its 260 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Gomahar

Gomahar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gomahar as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gomahar from other places

Gomahar lies about 19 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Aungari Dham, 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 Gomahar
Nearest railway station	Aungari Dham	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ekangarsarai	3.9 km
Nearest town	Islāmpur	5.8 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	19 km

Villages closest to Gomahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gomahar village had a population of 2,353. That makes it the 21st largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents.

Gomahar village has 1,242 males and 1,111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gomahar has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Gomahar is 801301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gomahar covers 260 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gomahar falls under Ekangarsarai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gomahar is Aungari Dham, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gomahar.

Gomahar is about 19 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gomahar is in Ekangarsarai tehsil of Nalanda district. Aungari Dham is about under 2 km away. Ekangarsarai is about 3.9 km away. Islāmpur is about 5.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.