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About Gamharia Village

Gamharia is a mid sized village in Pachrukhi tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,438, made up of 729 males and 709 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares.

Gamharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamharia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Pachrukhi
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 1,438
Male Population 729
Female Population 709
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gamharia compares

By the 2011 count Gamharia is the 55th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

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 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 11 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Pachrukhi, about 2.5 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 Pachrukhi 2.5 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 8.1 km
District headquarters Siwan 11 km

Villages closest to Gamharia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pachrukhi 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 1,438. That makes it the 55th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents.

Gamharia village has 729 males and 709 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamharia has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Gamharia covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gamharia falls under Pachrukhi tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gamharia is Pachrukhi, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Gamharia is about 11 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gamharia is in Pachrukhi tehsil of Siwan district. Pachrukhi is about 2.5 km away. Mahārājgani is about 8.1 km away. Siwan is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pakhrera (under 2 km), Makhnupur (1.8 km) and Mohammadpur (1.8 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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