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About Garahia Village

Garahia is a mid sized village in Motihari tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 559, made up of 300 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845401, 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 Motihari
Pincode 845401
Area (hectares) 70.8 hectares
Population 559
Male Population 300
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Garahia compares

By the 2011 count Garahia is the 61st largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,538 residents. Its 70.8 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Garahia

Garahia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. 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 - 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
Tehsil headquarters Motihari 4.3 km
Nearest town Mothīhāri 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Bapudham Motihari 5.0 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 14 km

Villages closest to Garahia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Motihari 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 559. That makes it the 61st largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,538 residents.

Garahia village has 300 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garahia has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Garahia is 845401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garahia covers 70.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garahia falls under Motihari 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 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 Motihari tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Motihari is about 4.3 km away. Mothīhāri is about 4.3 km away. Bapudham Motihari is about 5.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ray Singha (under 2 km), Bheriharwa (under 2 km) and Sihulia (under 2 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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