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About Garahia Village

Garahia is a mid sized village in Bagaha tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 912, made up of 479 males and 433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.3 hectares hectares.

Garahia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garahia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Bagaha
Area (hectares) 228.3 hectares
Population 912
Male Population 479
Female Population 433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Garahia compares

By the 2011 count Garahia is the 78th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,334 residents. Its 228.3 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Garahia

Garahia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garahia 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garahia from other places

Garahia lies about 20 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Gauri Sriram, about 17 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 Garahia
Nearest railway station Gauri Sriram 17 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 20 km
Nearest town Bettiah 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagaha 31 km

Villages closest to Garahia

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 Garahia

As per the Census of India 2011, Garahia village had a population of 912. That makes it the 78th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,334 residents.

Garahia village has 479 males and 433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garahia has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Garahia covers 228.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Garahia is Gauri Sriram, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Garahia.

Garahia is about 20 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garahia is in Bagaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Gauri Sriram is about 17 km away. Pashchim Champaran is about 20 km away. Bettiah is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaulapur Kaulanchi (1.9 km), Banchehri (6.5 km) and Kaimabandh (6.5 km).

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

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