About Garhia Village

Garhia is a mid sized village in Nauhatta tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,855, made up of 964 males and 891 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Nauhatta
Pincode	852123
Area (hectares)	79 hectares
Population	1,855
Male Population	964
Female Population	891
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Garhia compares

By the 2011 count Garhia is the 28th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,996 residents. Its 79 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Garhia

Garhia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Garhia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 from other places

Garhia lies about 9.1 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Parminiya, about 7.4 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
Nearest railway station	Parminiya	7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nauhatta	9.1 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	9.1 km

Villages closest to Garhia

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.

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Common questions about Garhia

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhia village had a population of 1,855. That makes it the 28th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,996 residents.

Garhia village has 964 males and 891 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhia has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

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

Garhia covers 79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Garhia falls under Nauhatta tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Garhia is Parminiya, about 7.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Garhia.

Garhia is about 9.1 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhia is in Nauhatta tehsil of Saharsa district. Parminiya is about 7.4 km away. Nauhatta is about 9.1 km away. Saharsa is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.