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About Gaighati Village

Gaighati is a small village in Bagaha tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 194, made up of 108 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 796 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaighati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaighati village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Bagaha
Pincode 845101
Area (hectares) 111.6 hectares
Population 194
Male Population 108
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 796
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 Gaighati compares

By the 2011 count Gaighati 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 111.6 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 Gaighati

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

Gaighati lies about 46 km from Pashchim Champaran. 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 Gaighati
Nearest town Padrauna 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagaha 20 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 46 km

Villages closest to Gaighati

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 Gaighati

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaighati village had a population of 194. 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.

Gaighati village has 108 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaighati has about 796 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 Gaighati is 845101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaighati covers 111.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Gaighati notes the nearest railway station 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 Gaighati.

Gaighati is about 46 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaighati is in Bagaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Padrauna is about 3.7 km away. Bagaha is about 20 km away. Pashchim Champaran is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bindaulia (under 2 km), Tola Alakh Dabri (4.6 km) and Ahirauliya (5.8 km).

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

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