About Gamharia Village

Gamharia is one of the larger villages in Saur Bazar tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,609, made up of 6,037 males and 5,572 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 924 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gamharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamharia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Saur Bazar
Pincode	852221
Area (hectares)	924 hectares
Population	11,609
Male Population	6,037
Female Population	5,572
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Gamharia compares

By the 2011 count Gamharia is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,293 residents. Its 924 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 910.

Getting to Gamharia

Gamharia is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gamharia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gamharia from other places

Gamharia lies about 6.4 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Baijnathpur, about under 2 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 railway station	Baijnathpur	under 2 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Saur Bazar	7.1 km

Villages closest to Gamharia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saur Bazar 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 11,609. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,293 residents.

Gamharia village has 6,037 males and 5,572 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamharia has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Gamharia is 852221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gamharia covers 924 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gamharia falls under Saur Bazar tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gamharia is Baijnathpur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gamharia.

Gamharia is about 6.4 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gamharia is in Saur Bazar tehsil of Saharsa district. Baijnathpur is about under 2 km away. Saharsa is about 6.4 km away. Saur Bazar is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.