About Garhwa Village

Garhwa is a mid sized village in Ramgarhwa tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 725, made up of 380 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garhwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Ramgarhwa
Pincode	845440
Area (hectares)	118.6 hectares
Population	725
Male Population	380
Female Population	345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Garhwa compares

By the 2011 count Garhwa is the 40th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,674 residents. Its 118.6 hectares work out to about 6.1 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 886.

Getting to Garhwa

Garhwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Garhwa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Garhwa from other places

Garhwa lies about 29 km from Purba Champaran. 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 Garhwa
Tehsil headquarters	Ramgarhwa	6.4 km
Nearest town	Sagauli	14 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	29 km

Villages closest to Garhwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhwa village had a population of 725. That makes it the 40th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,674 residents.

Garhwa village has 380 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhwa has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Garhwa is 845440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garhwa covers 118.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garhwa falls under Ramgarhwa tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The census record for Garhwa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Garhwa.

Garhwa is about 29 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhwa is in Ramgarhwa tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Ramgarhwa is about 6.4 km away. Sagauli is about 14 km away. Purba Champaran is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.