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About Gabhirar Village

Gabhirar is one of the larger villages in Raghunathpur tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,500, made up of 3,125 males and 3,375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 701 hectares hectares.

Gabhirar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gabhirar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Raghunathpur
Area (hectares) 701 hectares
Population 6,500
Male Population 3,125
Female Population 3,375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gabhirar compares

By the 2011 count Gabhirar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,615 residents. Its 701 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1051.

Getting to Gabhirar

The census records public bus service for Gabhirar 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gabhirar from other places

Gabhirar lies about 29 km from Siwan. 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 Gabhirar
Tehsil headquarters Raghunathpur 6.7 km
Nearest town Reoti 14 km
District headquarters Siwan 29 km

Villages closest to Gabhirar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gabhirar village had a population of 6,500. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,615 residents.

Gabhirar village has 3,125 males and 3,375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gabhirar has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1051.

Gabhirar covers 701 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gabhirar falls under Raghunathpur tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The census record for Gabhirar notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Gabhirar.

Gabhirar is about 29 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gabhirar is in Raghunathpur tehsil of Siwan district. Raghunathpur is about 6.7 km away. Reoti is about 14 km away. Siwan is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Newari (under 2 km), Bishunpura (1.8 km) and Kausar (2.0 km).

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

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