About Garhara Village

Garhara is a large village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,560, made up of 1,875 males and 1,685 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237 hectares hectares.

Garhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Amour
Area (hectares)	237 hectares
Population	3,560
Male Population	1,875
Female Population	1,685
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	899
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 Garhara compares

By the 2011 count Garhara is the 24th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 237 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Garhara

Garhara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Garhara 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 Garhara from other places

Garhara lies about 26 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Garh Banaili, about 15 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 Garhara
Tehsil headquarters	Amour	6.2 km
Nearest railway station	Garh Banaili	15 km
Nearest town	Kasba	16 km
District headquarters	Purnia	26 km

Villages closest to Garhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhara village had a population of 3,560. That makes it the 24th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Garhara village has 1,875 males and 1,685 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhara has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Garhara covers 237 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Garhara falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Garhara is Garh Banaili, about 15 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 Garhara.

Garhara is about 26 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhara is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Amour is about 6.2 km away. Garh Banaili is about 15 km away. Kasba is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.