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About Garighatta Village

Garighatta is a mid sized village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,313, made up of 683 males and 630 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64 hectares hectares.

Garighatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garighatta village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisi
Area (hectares) 64 hectares
Population 1,313
Male Population 683
Female Population 630
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Garighatta compares

By the 2011 count Garighatta is the 60th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 64 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Garighatta

Garighatta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garighatta 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garighatta from other places

Garighatta lies about 22 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Jalalgarh, about 8.0 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 Garighatta
Nearest railway station Jalalgarh 8.0 km
Nearest town Kasba 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisi 16 km
District headquarters Purnia 22 km

Villages closest to Garighatta

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 Garighatta

As per the Census of India 2011, Garighatta village had a population of 1,313. That makes it the 60th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Garighatta village has 683 males and 630 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garighatta has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Garighatta covers 64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Garighatta falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Garighatta is Jalalgarh, about 8.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Garighatta.

Garighatta is about 22 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garighatta is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Jalalgarh is about 8.0 km away. Kasba is about 11 km away. Baisi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohammadpur (4.4 km), Masnadpur (5.4 km) and Bhaturia (6.8 km).

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

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