About Gangaura Behra Village

Gangaura Behra is one of the larger villages in Satar Kataiya tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,295, made up of 4,839 males and 4,456 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 705 hectares hectares.

Gangaura Behra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangaura Behra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Satar Kataiya
Area (hectares)	705 hectares
Population	9,295
Male Population	4,839
Female Population	4,456
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gangaura Behra compares

By the 2011 count Gangaura Behra is the 5th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,083 residents. Its 705 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Gangaura Behra

Gangaura Behra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gangaura Behra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gangaura Behra from other places

Gangaura Behra lies about 10 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Panchgachia, about 5.4 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 Gangaura Behra
Tehsil headquarters	Satar Kataiya	3.0 km
Nearest railway station	Panchgachia	5.4 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	10 km

Villages closest to Gangaura Behra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Satar Kataiya 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 Gangaura Behra

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangaura Behra village had a population of 9,295. That makes it the 5th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,083 residents.

Gangaura Behra village has 4,839 males and 4,456 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangaura Behra has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Gangaura Behra covers 705 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangaura Behra falls under Satar Kataiya tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gangaura Behra is Panchgachia, about 5.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gangaura Behra.

Gangaura Behra is about 10 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangaura Behra is in Satar Kataiya tehsil of Saharsa district. Satar Kataiya is about 3.0 km away. Panchgachia is about 5.4 km away. Saharsa is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.