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About Gamhirpur Village

Gamhirpur is one of the larger villages in Nautan tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,789, made up of 2,834 males and 2,955 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841436, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gamhirpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamhirpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Nautan
Pincode 841436
Area (hectares) 352 hectares
Population 5,789
Male Population 2,834
Female Population 2,955
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gamhirpur compares

By the 2011 count Gamhirpur is the 4th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,937 residents. Its 352 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Gamhirpur

Gamhirpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gamhirpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Gamhirpur from other places

Gamhirpur lies about 38 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 Gamhirpur
Nearest town Reoti 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Nautan 22 km
District headquarters Siwan 38 km

Villages closest to Gamhirpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gamhirpur village had a population of 5,789. That makes it the 4th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,937 residents.

Gamhirpur village has 2,834 males and 2,955 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamhirpur has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Gamhirpur is 841436. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gamhirpur covers 352 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gamhirpur falls under Nautan tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The census record for Gamhirpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gamhirpur.

Gamhirpur is about 38 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gamhirpur is in Nautan tehsil of Siwan district. Reoti is about 5.7 km away. Nautan is about 22 km away. Siwan is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramgarh (13 km), Pipra (14 km) and Shahpur (14 km).

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

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