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About Gehunia Village

Gehunia is a large village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,897, made up of 1,522 males and 1,375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 514 hectares hectares.

Gehunia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gehunia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 514 hectares
Population 2,897
Male Population 1,522
Female Population 1,375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
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 Gehunia compares

By the 2011 count Gehunia is the 22nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 514 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Gehunia

Gehunia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gehunia 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. The nearest villages by name are Duba, Dubaili, Dumra and Ekhua. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gehunia

As per the Census of India 2011, Gehunia village had a population of 2,897. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Gehunia village has 1,522 males and 1,375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gehunia has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Gehunia covers 514 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gehunia falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The census record for Gehunia notes the nearest railway station 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 Gehunia.

Gehunia is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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