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About Gamharia Village

Gamharia is a mid sized village in Ishupur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,891, made up of 930 males and 961 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221 hectares hectares.

Gamharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamharia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Ishupur
Area (hectares) 221 hectares
Population 1,891
Male Population 930
Female Population 961
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gamharia compares

By the 2011 count Gamharia is the 32nd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents. Its 221 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Gamharia

Gamharia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gamharia as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Gamharia from other places

Gamharia lies about 13 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Daudpur, about 5.8 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 Daudpur 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Ishupur 13 km
District headquarters Saran 13 km
Nearest town Revelganj 17 km

Villages closest to Gamharia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ishupur 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 Gamharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Gamharia village had a population of 1,891. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents.

Gamharia village has 930 males and 961 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamharia has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 998.

Gamharia covers 221 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gamharia falls under Ishupur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gamharia is Daudpur, about 5.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gamharia.

Gamharia is about 13 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gamharia is in Ishupur tehsil of Saran district. Daudpur is about 5.8 km away. Ishupur is about 13 km away. Saran is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siswa (5.4 km), Bhagwanpur (5.6 km) and Chhapia (7.3 km).

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

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