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About Garhia Lohir Village

Garhia Lohir is a mid sized village in Nauhatta tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,419, made up of 754 males and 665 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garhia Lohir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhia Lohir village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Nauhatta
Pincode 852123
Area (hectares) 115 hectares
Population 1,419
Male Population 754
Female Population 665
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
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 Garhia Lohir compares

By the 2011 count Garhia Lohir is the 36th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,996 residents. Its 115 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Garhia Lohir

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

Garhia Lohir lies about 20 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Panchgachia, about 16 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 Garhia Lohir
Nearest town Bangaon 15 km
Nearest railway station Panchgachia 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Nauhatta 20 km
District headquarters Saharsa 20 km

Villages closest to Garhia Lohir

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nauhatta 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 Garhia Lohir

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhia Lohir village had a population of 1,419. That makes it the 36th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,996 residents.

Garhia Lohir village has 754 males and 665 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhia Lohir has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Garhia Lohir is 852123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garhia Lohir covers 115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garhia Lohir falls under Nauhatta tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Garhia Lohir is Panchgachia, about 16 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 Garhia Lohir.

Garhia Lohir is about 20 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhia Lohir is in Nauhatta tehsil of Saharsa district. Bangaon is about 15 km away. Panchgachia is about 16 km away. Nauhatta is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhakua (under 2 km), Rasulpur (under 2 km) and Birjain (2.5 km).

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

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