About Gamharia Village

Gamharia is a mid sized village in Sheosagar tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 519, made up of 267 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135 hectares hectares.

Gamharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamharia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Sheosagar
Area (hectares)	135 hectares
Population	519
Male Population	267
Female Population	252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
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 Gamharia compares

By the 2011 count Gamharia is the 112th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents. Its 135 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Gamharia

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

Gamharia lies about 16 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Japla, about 2.7 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 town	Husainābād	1.9 km
Nearest railway station	Japla	2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sheosagar	16 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	16 km

Villages closest to Gamharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gamharia village had a population of 519. That makes it the 112th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents.

Gamharia village has 267 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamharia has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Gamharia covers 135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gamharia falls under Sheosagar tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gamharia is Japla, about 2.7 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 Gamharia.

Gamharia is about 16 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 Sheosagar tehsil of Rohtas district. Husainābād is about 1.9 km away. Japla is about 2.7 km away. Sheosagar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.