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About Gargata Narharia Village

Gargata Narharia is a mid sized village in Kasba tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,835, made up of 978 males and 857 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106 hectares hectares.

Gargata Narharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gargata Narharia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Kasba
Area (hectares) 106 hectares
Population 1,835
Male Population 978
Female Population 857
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
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 Gargata Narharia compares

By the 2011 count Gargata Narharia is the 30th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents. Its 106 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Gargata Narharia

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

Gargata Narharia 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 Gargata Narharia
Nearest railway station Jalalgarh 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasba 11 km
District headquarters Purnia 22 km

Villages closest to Gargata Narharia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kasba 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 Gargata Narharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Gargata Narharia village had a population of 1,835. That makes it the 30th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents.

Gargata Narharia village has 978 males and 857 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gargata Narharia has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Gargata Narharia covers 106 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gargata Narharia falls under Kasba tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gargata Narharia 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 Gargata Narharia.

Gargata Narharia 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.

Gargata Narharia is in Kasba tehsil of Purnia district. Jalalgarh is about 8.0 km away. Kasba is about 11 km away. Purnia is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalkar (under 2 km), Bochgaon (1.9 km) and Pokharia (2.6 km).

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

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