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About Larhia Village

Larhia is a mid sized village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,217, made up of 647 males and 570 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Larhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Larhia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Pincode 854315
Area (hectares) 156 hectares
Population 1,217
Male Population 647
Female Population 570
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Larhia compares

By the 2011 count Larhia is the 85th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 156 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Larhia

The census records public bus service for Larhia as Available within 5 - 10 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Larhia from other places

Larhia lies about 28 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Garh Banaili, about 16 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 Larhia
Tehsil headquarters Amour 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Garh Banaili 16 km
Nearest town Kasba 17 km
District headquarters Purnia 28 km

Villages closest to Larhia

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.

Common questions about Larhia

As per the Census of India 2011, Larhia village had a population of 1,217. That makes it the 85th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Larhia village has 647 males and 570 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Larhia has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Larhia is 854315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Larhia covers 156 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Larhia falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Larhia is Garh Banaili, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Larhia.

Larhia is about 28 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Larhia is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Amour is about 4.8 km away. Garh Banaili is about 16 km away. Kasba is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Andarpur (under 2 km), Bengdah (under 2 km) and Hakaili (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Larhia today is likely to be higher.

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