About Ghiwaha Village

Ghiwaha is one of the larger villages in Chhatapur tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,382, made up of 4,265 males and 4,117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 675.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghiwaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghiwaha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Supaul
Tehsil	Chhatapur
Pincode	852137
Area (hectares)	675.44 hectares
Population	8,382
Male Population	4,265
Female Population	4,117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghiwaha compares

By the 2011 count Ghiwaha is the 12th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,629 residents. Its 675.44 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Ghiwaha

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

Ghiwaha lies about 42 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Pratapganj Railway Station, about 18 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 Ghiwaha
Tehsil headquarters	Chhatapur	6.8 km
Nearest town	Chhātāpur	6.8 km
Nearest railway station	Pratapganj Railway Station	18 km
District headquarters	Supaul	42 km

Villages closest to Ghiwaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghiwaha village had a population of 8,382. That makes it the 12th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,629 residents.

Ghiwaha village has 4,265 males and 4,117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghiwaha has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Ghiwaha is 852137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghiwaha covers 675.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghiwaha falls under Chhatapur tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghiwaha is Pratapganj Railway Station, about 18 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghiwaha.

Ghiwaha is about 42 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghiwaha is in Chhatapur tehsil of Supaul district. Chhatapur is about 6.8 km away. Chhātāpur is about 6.8 km away. Pratapganj Railway Station is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.