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About Garhia Village

Garhia is one of the larger villages in Srinagar tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,411, made up of 3,881 males and 3,530 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1029 hectares hectares.

Garhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Srinagar
Area (hectares) 1029 hectares
Population 7,411
Male Population 3,881
Female Population 3,530
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
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 Garhia compares

By the 2011 count Garhia is the 4th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,367 residents. Its 1029 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Garhia

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

Garhia lies about 11 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kirtyanand Nagar, about 7.4 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 Garhia
Nearest railway station Kirtyanand Nagar 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Srinagar 7.9 km
Nearest town Kasba 9.6 km
District headquarters Purnia 11 km

Villages closest to Garhia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhia village had a population of 7,411. That makes it the 4th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,367 residents.

Garhia village has 3,881 males and 3,530 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhia has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Garhia covers 1029 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garhia falls under Srinagar tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Garhia is Kirtyanand Nagar, about 7.4 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 Garhia.

Garhia is about 11 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhia is in Srinagar tehsil of Purnia district. Kirtyanand Nagar is about 7.4 km away. Srinagar is about 7.9 km away. Kasba is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhuni (2.4 km), Kadgawan (3.4 km) and Balua (3.7 km).

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

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