About Gachhai Village

Gachhai is a mid sized village in Karakat tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,379, made up of 715 males and 664 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gachhai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gachhai village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Karakat
Pincode	802214
Area (hectares)	159 hectares
Population	1,379
Male Population	715
Female Population	664
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gachhai compares

By the 2011 count Gachhai is the 57th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents. Its 159 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Gachhai

Gachhai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gachhai 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gachhai from other places

Gachhai lies about 65 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Mani, about 5.3 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 Gachhai
Nearest railway station	Mani	5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karakat	6.9 km
Nearest town	Bikramganj	9.2 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	65 km

Villages closest to Gachhai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gachhai village had a population of 1,379. That makes it the 57th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents.

Gachhai village has 715 males and 664 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gachhai has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Gachhai is 802214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gachhai covers 159 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gachhai falls under Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gachhai is Mani, about 5.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gachhai.

Gachhai is about 65 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gachhai is in Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district. Mani is about 5.3 km away. Karakat is about 6.9 km away. Bikramganj is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.