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About Gaghalwa Village

Gaghalwa is a small village in Bagaha tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 28, made up of 15 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaghalwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaghalwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Bagaha
Pincode 845101
Area (hectares) 159.1 hectares
Population 28
Male Population 15
Female Population 13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
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 Gaghalwa compares

By the 2011 count Gaghalwa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,334 residents. Its 159.1 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Gaghalwa

Gaghalwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gaghalwa 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 Gaghalwa from other places

Gaghalwa lies about 21 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bhairoganj, about 13 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 Gaghalwa
Nearest railway station Bhairoganj 13 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagaha 18 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 21 km

Villages closest to Gaghalwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaghalwa village had a population of 28. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,334 residents.

Gaghalwa village has 15 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaghalwa has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Gaghalwa is 845101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaghalwa covers 159.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gaghalwa falls under Bagaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gaghalwa is Bhairoganj, about 13 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 Gaghalwa.

Gaghalwa is about 21 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaghalwa is in Bagaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Bhairoganj is about 13 km away. Rāmnagar is about 16 km away. Bagaha is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahuarwa (under 2 km), Balhi (under 2 km) and Lagunaha (1.7 km).

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

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