About Gahai Village

Gahai is a large village in Dhaka tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,278, made up of 2,265 males and 2,013 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 577 hectares hectares.

Gahai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahai village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Dhaka
Area (hectares)	577 hectares
Population	4,278
Male Population	2,265
Female Population	2,013
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	889
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gahai compares

By the 2011 count Gahai is the 30th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,526 residents. Its 577 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Gahai

Gahai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gahai as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chand Mohan, Chandan Bara, Chandrahia and Dalpat Bishunpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gahai

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahai village had a population of 4,278. That makes it the 30th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,526 residents.

Gahai village has 2,265 males and 2,013 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahai has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 906.

Gahai covers 577 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Gahai notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Gahai.

Gahai is in Dhaka tehsil of Purba Champaran district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.