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About Garurha Village

Garurha is a mid sized village in Narkatiaganj tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 837, made up of 424 males and 413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226.35 hectares hectares.

Garurha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garurha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Narkatiaganj
Area (hectares) 226.35 hectares
Population 837
Male Population 424
Female Population 413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garurha compares

By the 2011 count Garurha is the 108th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents. Its 226.35 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Garurha

Garurha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Garurha 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garurha from other places

Garurha lies about 9.9 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Gokhula, about 4.3 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 Garurha
Nearest railway station Gokhula 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Narkatiaganj 5.4 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 5.4 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 9.9 km

Villages closest to Garurha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garurha village had a population of 837. That makes it the 108th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents.

Garurha village has 424 males and 413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garurha has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Garurha covers 226.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garurha falls under Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Garurha is Gokhula, about 4.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Garurha.

Garurha is about 9.9 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garurha is in Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Gokhula is about 4.3 km away. Narkatiaganj is about 5.4 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 5.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajpur (under 2 km), Sonasati (under 2 km) and Koirganwan (under 2 km).

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

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