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About Genharia Village

Genharia is a large village in Gaunaha tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,607, made up of 1,360 males and 1,247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 406.22 hectares hectares.

Genharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Genharia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Gaunaha
Area (hectares) 406.22 hectares
Population 2,607
Male Population 1,360
Female Population 1,247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Genharia compares

By the 2011 count Genharia is the 12th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents. Its 406.22 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Genharia

Genharia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Genharia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Genharia from other places

Genharia lies about 31 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Gaunaha, about 6.8 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 Genharia
Nearest railway station Gaunaha 6.8 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 19 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 31 km

Villages closest to Genharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Genharia village had a population of 2,607. That makes it the 12th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents.

Genharia village has 1,360 males and 1,247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Genharia has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Genharia covers 406.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Genharia falls under Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Genharia is Gaunaha, about 6.8 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 10+ km distance for Genharia.

Genharia is about 31 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Genharia is in Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Gaunaha is about 6.8 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 19 km away. Pashchim Champaran is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Araria (2.4 km), Bendauli (2.4 km) and Dhanauji (2.6 km).

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

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