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About Gurihar Village

Gurihar is a small village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 433, made up of 230 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurihar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurihar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisi
Pincode 854315
Area (hectares) 187 hectares
Population 433
Male Population 230
Female Population 203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gurihar compares

By the 2011 count Gurihar is the 89th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 187 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Gurihar

The census records public bus service for Gurihar 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gurihar from other places

Gurihar lies about 32 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Dalkhola, about 7.5 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 Gurihar
Tehsil headquarters Baisi 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Dalkhola 7.5 km
Nearest town Kasba 23 km
District headquarters Purnia 32 km

Villages closest to Gurihar

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 Gurihar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurihar village had a population of 433. That makes it the 89th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Gurihar village has 230 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurihar has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

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

Gurihar covers 187 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gurihar falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gurihar is Dalkhola, about 7.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Gurihar is about 32 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurihar is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Baisi is about 3.7 km away. Dalkhola is about 7.5 km away. Kasba is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rohua (under 2 km), Chakla (under 2 km) and Chandargaon (under 2 km).

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

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