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About Gheghaulia Village

Gheghaulia is a small village in Gaunaha tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 387, made up of 192 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142 hectares hectares.

Gheghaulia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gheghaulia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Gaunaha
Area (hectares) 142 hectares
Population 387
Male Population 192
Female Population 195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
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 Gheghaulia compares

By the 2011 count Gheghaulia is the 114th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents. Its 142 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Gheghaulia

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

Gheghaulia lies about 35 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Gaunaha, about 3.7 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 Gheghaulia
Nearest railway station Gaunaha 3.7 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 22 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 35 km

Villages closest to Gheghaulia

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 Gheghaulia

As per the Census of India 2011, Gheghaulia village had a population of 387. That makes it the 114th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents.

Gheghaulia village has 192 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gheghaulia has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Gheghaulia covers 142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gheghaulia is Gaunaha, about 3.7 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 Gheghaulia.

Gheghaulia is about 35 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gheghaulia is in Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Gaunaha is about 3.7 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 22 km away. Pashchim Champaran is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsanda (under 2 km), Dumaria (under 2 km) and Botgonw (under 2 km).

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

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