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About Garahia Village

Garahia is a large village in Dhaka tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,342, made up of 1,728 males and 1,614 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270 hectares hectares.

Garahia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garahia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Dhaka
Area (hectares) 270 hectares
Population 3,342
Male Population 1,728
Female Population 1,614
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Garahia compares

By the 2011 count Garahia is the 41st largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,526 residents. Its 270 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Garahia

The census records public bus service for Garahia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garahia from other places

Garahia lies about 14 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bapudham Motihari, about 5.0 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 Garahia
Nearest town Mothīhāri 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Bapudham Motihari 5.0 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhaka 22 km

Villages closest to Garahia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garahia village had a population of 3,342. That makes it the 41st largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,526 residents.

Garahia village has 1,728 males and 1,614 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garahia has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 906.

Garahia covers 270 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garahia falls under Dhaka tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Garahia is Bapudham Motihari, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Garahia.

Garahia is about 14 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garahia is in Dhaka tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Mothīhāri is about 4.3 km away. Bapudham Motihari is about 5.0 km away. Purba Champaran 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 (1.6 km), Barharwa Lakhansen (1.6 km) and Barharwa Siwan (1.6 km).

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

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