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About Gamhira Village

Gamhira is a mid sized village in Meskaur tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,267, made up of 633 males and 634 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 805122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gamhira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamhira village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nawada
Tehsil Meskaur
Pincode 805122
Area (hectares) 185 hectares
Population 1,267
Male Population 633
Female Population 634
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gamhira compares

By the 2011 count Gamhira is the 27th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 185 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Gamhira

The census records public bus service for Gamhira 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gamhira from other places

Gamhira lies about 27 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Manjhwe, about 8.1 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 Gamhira
Nearest railway station Manjhwe 8.1 km
Nearest town Hisua 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Meskaur 27 km
District headquarters Nawada 27 km

Villages closest to Gamhira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gamhira village had a population of 1,267. That makes it the 27th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Gamhira village has 633 males and 634 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamhira has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Gamhira is 805122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gamhira covers 185 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gamhira falls under Meskaur tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gamhira is Manjhwe, about 8.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gamhira.

Gamhira is about 27 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gamhira is in Meskaur tehsil of Nawada district. Manjhwe is about 8.1 km away. Hisua is about 14 km away. Meskaur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gotauli (under 2 km), Satua (under 2 km) and Chandardei (under 2 km).

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

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