About Gogar Village

Gogar is a mid sized village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 553, made up of 272 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33 hectares hectares.

Gogar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gogar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Dagarua
Area (hectares)	33 hectares
Population	553
Male Population	272
Female Population	281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,033
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 Gogar compares

By the 2011 count Gogar is the 97th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 33 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Gogar

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

Gogar lies about 115 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Bithan, about 6.0 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 Gogar
Nearest railway station	Bithan	6.0 km
Nearest town	Bakhri	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dagarua	34 km
District headquarters	Purnia	115 km

Villages closest to Gogar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gogar village had a population of 553. That makes it the 97th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Gogar village has 272 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gogar has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Gogar covers 33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gogar falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gogar is Bithan, about 6.0 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 - 10 km distance for Gogar.

Gogar is about 115 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gogar is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Bithan is about 6.0 km away. Bakhri is about 16 km away. Dagarua is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.