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About Gamharia Village

Gamharia is a large village in Akorhi Gola tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,335, made up of 1,220 males and 1,115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.8 hectares hectares.

Gamharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamharia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Akorhi Gola
Area (hectares) 121.8 hectares
Population 2,335
Male Population 1,220
Female Population 1,115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gamharia compares

By the 2011 count Gamharia is the 19th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,267 residents. Its 121.8 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Gamharia

Gamharia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gamharia as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gamharia from other places

Gamharia lies about 45 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Shiu Sagar Road, about 3.8 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 Gamharia
Nearest railway station Shiu Sagar Road 3.8 km
Nearest town Sasarām 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Akorhi Gola 29 km
District headquarters Rohtas 45 km

Villages closest to Gamharia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Akorhi Gola 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 Gamharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Gamharia village had a population of 2,335. That makes it the 19th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,267 residents.

Gamharia village has 1,220 males and 1,115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamharia has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Gamharia covers 121.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gamharia falls under Akorhi Gola tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gamharia is Shiu Sagar Road, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Gamharia is about 45 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gamharia is in Akorhi Gola tehsil of Rohtas district. Shiu Sagar Road is about 3.8 km away. Sasarām is about 14 km away. Akorhi Gola is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Budhua (24 km), Chandi (25 km) and Pakaria (25 km).

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

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