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About Garhia Village

Garhia is a mid sized village in Saur Bazar tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,487, made up of 764 males and 723 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852221, 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 Saur Bazar
Pincode 852221
Area (hectares) 127.13 hectares
Population 1,487
Male Population 764
Female Population 723
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Garhia compares

By the 2011 count Garhia is the 33rd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,293 residents. Its 127.13 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Garhia

Garhia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Garhia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 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
Tehsil headquarters Saur Bazar 2.1 km
Nearest railway station Parminiya 7.4 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 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.

Common questions about Garhia

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhia village had a population of 1,487. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,293 residents.

Garhia village has 764 males and 723 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhia has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

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

Garhia covers 127.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garhia falls under Saur Bazar 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Saur Bazar tehsil of Saharsa district. Saur Bazar is about 2.1 km away. Parminiya is about 7.4 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.

The closest recorded villages are Ajgaiba (under 2 km), Jiwachhpur Pachhiari Patti (1.6 km) and Jiwachhpur Purwari (1.6 km).

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

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