About Gahiri Village

Gahiri is one of the larger villages in Nautan tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,406, made up of 4,395 males and 4,011 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 837 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845459, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gahiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahiri village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil	Nautan
Pincode	845459
Area (hectares)	837 hectares
Population	8,406
Male Population	4,395
Female Population	4,011
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	913
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gahiri compares

By the 2011 count Gahiri is the 9th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 5,620 residents. Its 837 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Gahiri

Gahiri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gahiri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gahiri from other places

Gahiri lies about 115 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Agauthar Halt, about 3.5 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 Gahiri
Nearest railway station	Agauthar Halt	3.5 km
Nearest town	Marhaura	6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nautan	27 km
District headquarters	Pashchim Champaran	115 km

Villages closest to Gahiri

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

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Common questions about Gahiri

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahiri village had a population of 8,406. That makes it the 9th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,620 residents.

Gahiri village has 4,395 males and 4,011 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahiri has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Gahiri is 845459. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gahiri covers 837 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gahiri falls under Nautan tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gahiri is Agauthar Halt, about 3.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gahiri.

Gahiri is about 115 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahiri is in Nautan tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Agauthar Halt is about 3.5 km away. Marhaura is about 6.5 km away. Nautan is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.