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About Ganghar Village

Ganghar is one of the larger villages in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,051, made up of 3,088 males and 2,963 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 441 hectares hectares.

Ganghar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganghar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisi
Area (hectares) 441 hectares
Population 6,051
Male Population 3,088
Female Population 2,963
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
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 Ganghar compares

By the 2011 count Ganghar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 441 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Ganghar

Ganghar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ganghar 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 Ganghar from other places

Ganghar lies about 36 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Dalkhola, about 4.5 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 Ganghar
Nearest railway station Dalkhola 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisi 7.0 km
Nearest town Kasba 27 km
District headquarters Purnia 36 km

Villages closest to Ganghar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganghar village had a population of 6,051. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Ganghar village has 3,088 males and 2,963 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganghar has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Ganghar covers 441 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ganghar falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ganghar is Dalkhola, about 4.5 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 Ganghar.

Ganghar is about 36 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganghar is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Dalkhola is about 4.5 km away. Baisi is about 7.0 km away. Kasba is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amirganj (under 2 km), Ghos (under 2 km) and Bhasia (1.7 km).

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

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