About Gamharia Village

Gamharia is a large village in Marauna tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,324, made up of 1,213 males and 1,111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847452, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gamharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamharia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Supaul
Tehsil	Marauna
Pincode	847452
Area (hectares)	241 hectares
Population	2,324
Male Population	1,213
Female Population	1,111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gamharia compares

By the 2011 count Gamharia is the 22nd largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,923 residents. Its 241 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Gamharia

Gamharia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gamharia as Available within 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 Gamharia from other places

Gamharia lies about 14 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Garh Baruari, about 12 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	Garh Baruari	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Marauna	14 km
District headquarters	Supaul	14 km

Villages closest to Gamharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gamharia village had a population of 2,324. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,923 residents.

Gamharia village has 1,213 males and 1,111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamharia has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Gamharia is 847452. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gamharia covers 241 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gamharia falls under Marauna tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gamharia is Garh Baruari, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Gamharia.

Gamharia is about 14 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gamharia is in Marauna tehsil of Supaul district. Garh Baruari is about 12 km away. Marauna is about 14 km away. Supaul is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.