About Ganghara Village

Ganghara is one of the larger villages in Dinapur Cum Khagaul tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,205, made up of 4,411 males and 3,794 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1540 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganghara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganghara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Dinapur Cum Khagaul
Pincode	801507
Area (hectares)	1540 hectares
Population	8,205
Male Population	4,411
Female Population	3,794
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	860
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ganghara compares

By the 2011 count Ganghara is the 4th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,646 residents. Its 1540 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Ganghara

Ganghara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ganghara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Ganghara from other places

Ganghara lies about 15 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Dighwara, about 7.1 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 Ganghara
Nearest town	Dinapur Cantonment	5.1 km
Nearest railway station	Dighwara	7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dinapur Cum Khagaul	15 km
District headquarters	Patna	15 km

Villages closest to Ganghara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dinapur Cum Khagaul 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 Ganghara

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganghara village had a population of 8,205. That makes it the 4th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,646 residents.

Ganghara village has 4,411 males and 3,794 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganghara has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Ganghara is 801507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganghara covers 1540 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganghara falls under Dinapur Cum Khagaul tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ganghara is Dighwara, about 7.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ganghara.

Ganghara is about 15 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganghara is in Dinapur Cum Khagaul tehsil of Patna district. Dinapur Cantonment is about 5.1 km away. Dighwara is about 7.1 km away. Dinapur Cum Khagaul is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.