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About Ghari Village

Ghari is a large village in Chewara tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,159, made up of 1,077 males and 1,082 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278.8 hectares hectares.

Ghari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sheikhpura
Tehsil Chewara
Area (hectares) 278.8 hectares
Population 2,159
Male Population 1,077
Female Population 1,082
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghari compares

By the 2011 count Ghari is the 14th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 278.8 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Ghari

Ghari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghari 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghari from other places

Ghari lies about 16 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Sirari, about 11 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 Ghari
Tehsil headquarters Chewara 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Sirari 11 km
District headquarters Sheikhpura 16 km

Villages closest to Ghari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghari village had a population of 2,159. That makes it the 14th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Ghari village has 1,077 males and 1,082 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghari has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Ghari covers 278.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghari falls under Chewara tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghari is Sirari, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghari.

Ghari is about 16 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghari is in Chewara tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Chewara is about 4.7 km away. Sirari is about 11 km away. Sheikhpura is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karande (1.8 km), Lahna (1.9 km) and Kapasi (1.9 km).

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

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