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About Tola Gahiri Village

Tola 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 6,685, made up of 3,444 males and 3,241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 586 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845459, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tola Gahiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tola Gahiri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Nautan
Pincode 845459
Area (hectares) 586 hectares
Population 6,685
Male Population 3,444
Female Population 3,241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tola Gahiri compares

By the 2011 count Tola Gahiri is the 13th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 5,620 residents. Its 586 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Tola Gahiri

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

Tola 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 Tola 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 Tola 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.

Common questions about Tola Gahiri

As per the Census of India 2011, Tola Gahiri village had a population of 6,685. That makes it the 13th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,620 residents.

Tola Gahiri village has 3,444 males and 3,241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tola Gahiri has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 899.

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

Tola Gahiri covers 586 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Tola 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 Tola Gahiri.

Tola 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.

Tola 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.

The closest recorded villages are Gahiri (under 2 km), Shampur (3.9 km) and Shampur Kotraha (3.9 km).

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

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