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About Garhia Village

Garhia is a mid sized village in Pratapganj tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,232, made up of 643 males and 589 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159 hectares hectares.

Garhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Pratapganj
Area (hectares) 159 hectares
Population 1,232
Male Population 643
Female Population 589
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Garhia compares

By the 2011 count Garhia is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 8,907 residents. Its 159 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Garhia

Garhia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Garhia 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garhia from other places

Garhia lies about 30 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Raghopur, about 11 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 Garhia
Nearest railway station Raghopur 11 km
Nearest town Chhātāpur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Pratapganj 13 km
District headquarters Supaul 30 km

Villages closest to Garhia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhia village had a population of 1,232. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 8,907 residents.

Garhia village has 643 males and 589 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhia has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Garhia covers 159 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garhia falls under Pratapganj tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Garhia is Raghopur, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Garhia.

Garhia is about 30 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhia is in Pratapganj tehsil of Supaul district. Raghopur is about 11 km away. Chhātāpur is about 13 km away. Pratapganj is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shukha Nagar (11 km), Inampatti (12 km) and Tekuna (18 km).

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

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