About Gamharia Village

Gamharia is a large village in Jalalpur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,469, made up of 1,229 males and 1,240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204 hectares hectares.

Gamharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamharia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Jalalpur
Area (hectares)	204 hectares
Population	2,469
Male Population	1,229
Female Population	1,240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,009
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gamharia compares

By the 2011 count Gamharia is the 26th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents. Its 204 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Gamharia

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

Gamharia lies about 135 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Shiu Sagar Road, about 3.8 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	Shiu Sagar Road	3.8 km
Nearest town	Sasarām	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jalalpur	27 km
District headquarters	Saran	135 km

Villages closest to Gamharia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalalpur 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 2,469. That makes it the 26th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents.

Gamharia village has 1,229 males and 1,240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamharia has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Gamharia covers 204 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gamharia falls under Jalalpur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gamharia is Shiu Sagar Road, about 3.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gamharia.

Gamharia is about 135 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 Jalalpur tehsil of Saran district. Shiu Sagar Road is about 3.8 km away. Sasarām is about 14 km away. Jalalpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.