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About Sarpharwa Village

Sarpharwa is a mid sized village in Gaunaha tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 857, made up of 488 males and 369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 756 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845455, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarpharwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarpharwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Gaunaha
Pincode 845455
Area (hectares) 101 hectares
Population 857
Male Population 488
Female Population 369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 756
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sarpharwa compares

By the 2011 count Sarpharwa is the 78th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents. Its 101 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Sarpharwa

Sarpharwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sarpharwa as Available within 10+ 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarpharwa from other places

Sarpharwa lies about 31 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bhitiharwa Ashram, about 7.3 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 Sarpharwa
Tehsil headquarters Gaunaha 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Bhitiharwa Ashram 7.3 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 14 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 31 km

Villages closest to Sarpharwa

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 Sarpharwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarpharwa village had a population of 857. That makes it the 78th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents.

Sarpharwa village has 488 males and 369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarpharwa has about 756 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Sarpharwa is 845455. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarpharwa covers 101 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sarpharwa is Bhitiharwa Ashram, about 7.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sarpharwa.

Sarpharwa 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.

Sarpharwa is in Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Gaunaha is about 4.8 km away. Bhitiharwa Ashram is about 7.3 km away. Rāmnagar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barharwa (under 2 km), Pakri Khurd (under 2 km) and Hardi (1.8 km).

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

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