About Ahir Ganwa Village

Ahir Ganwa is a mid sized village in Harsidhi tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,428, made up of 780 males and 648 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 831 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845437, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ahir Ganwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ahir Ganwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Harsidhi
Pincode	845437
Area (hectares)	140.93 hectares
Population	1,428
Male Population	780
Female Population	648
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	831
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ahir Ganwa compares

By the 2011 count Ahir Ganwa is the 50th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,697 residents. Its 140.93 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Ahir Ganwa

Ahir Ganwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ahir Ganwa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Ahir Ganwa from other places

Ahir Ganwa lies about 11 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Semra, about 13 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 Ahir Ganwa
Nearest town	Areraj	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harsidhi	11 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	11 km
Nearest railway station	Semra	13 km

Villages closest to Ahir Ganwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harsidhi 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 Ahir Ganwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Ahir Ganwa village had a population of 1,428. That makes it the 50th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,697 residents.

Ahir Ganwa village has 780 males and 648 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ahir Ganwa has about 831 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Ahir Ganwa is 845437. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ahir Ganwa covers 140.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ahir Ganwa falls under Harsidhi tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ahir Ganwa is Semra, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ahir Ganwa.

Ahir Ganwa is about 11 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ahir Ganwa is in Harsidhi tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Areraj is about 10 km away. Harsidhi is about 11 km away. Purba Champaran is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.