About Gangahar Village

Gangahar is a mid sized village in Nokha tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 757, made up of 410 males and 347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108 hectares hectares.

Gangahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangahar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Nokha
Area (hectares)	108 hectares
Population	757
Male Population	410
Female Population	347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	846
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 Gangahar compares

By the 2011 count Gangahar is the 60th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,834 residents. Its 108 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Gangahar

Gangahar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gangahar 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 Gangahar from other places

Gangahar lies about 53 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Garhnokha, about 3.5 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 Gangahar
Nearest railway station	Garhnokha	3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nokha	3.6 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	53 km

Villages closest to Gangahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangahar village had a population of 757. That makes it the 60th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,834 residents.

Gangahar village has 410 males and 347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangahar has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Gangahar covers 108 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangahar falls under Nokha tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gangahar is Garhnokha, about 3.5 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 Gangahar.

Gangahar is about 53 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangahar is in Nokha tehsil of Rohtas district. Garhnokha is about 3.5 km away. Nokha is about 3.6 km away. Rohtas is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.