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About Garahiapatti Village

Garahiapatti is a large village in Kahara tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,472, made up of 1,292 males and 1,180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garahiapatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garahiapatti village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Kahara
Pincode 852216
Area (hectares) 242 hectares
Population 2,472
Male Population 1,292
Female Population 1,180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Garahiapatti compares

By the 2011 count Garahiapatti is the 20th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,193 residents. Its 242 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Garahiapatti

Garahiapatti is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Garahiapatti 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garahiapatti from other places

Garahiapatti lies about 5.4 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Saharsa Junction, 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 Garahiapatti
Nearest town Bangaon 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Saharsa Junction 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kahara 5.4 km
District headquarters Saharsa 5.4 km

Villages closest to Garahiapatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garahiapatti village had a population of 2,472. That makes it the 20th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,193 residents.

Garahiapatti village has 1,292 males and 1,180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garahiapatti has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Garahiapatti is 852216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garahiapatti covers 242 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garahiapatti falls under Kahara tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Garahiapatti is Saharsa Junction, about 5.3 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 - 10 km distance for Garahiapatti.

Garahiapatti is about 5.4 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garahiapatti is in Kahara tehsil of Saharsa district. Bangaon is about 4.0 km away. Saharsa Junction is about 5.3 km away. Kahara is about 5.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balhapatti (under 2 km), Balhapatti Arazi (under 2 km) and Nariar (1.9 km).

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

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