About Garahia Village

Garahia is one of the larger villages in Madhuban tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,396, made up of 2,831 males and 2,565 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845426, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garahia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garahia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Madhuban
Pincode	845426
Area (hectares)	175.67 hectares
Population	5,396
Male Population	2,831
Female Population	2,565
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	906
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 Garahia compares

By the 2011 count Garahia is the 6th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,653 residents. Its 175.67 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Garahia

Garahia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Garahia 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 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	Madhuban	32 km

Villages closest to Garahia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garahia village had a population of 5,396. That makes it the 6th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,653 residents.

Garahia village has 2,831 males and 2,565 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garahia has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Garahia is 845426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garahia covers 175.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Garahia falls under Madhuban 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 - 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 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 Madhuban 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.