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About Gamharia Village

Gamharia is a large village in Raghopur tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,317, made up of 1,207 males and 1,110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190 hectares hectares.

Gamharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamharia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Raghopur
Area (hectares) 190 hectares
Population 2,317
Male Population 1,207
Female Population 1,110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gamharia compares

By the 2011 count Gamharia is the 34th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,718 residents. Its 190 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Gamharia

Gamharia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. 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 <5 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 15 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Garh Baruari, about 13 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 13 km
District headquarters Supaul 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Raghopur 30 km

Villages closest to Gamharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gamharia village had a population of 2,317. That makes it the 34th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,718 residents.

Gamharia village has 1,207 males and 1,110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamharia has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Gamharia covers 190 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gamharia falls under Raghopur tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gamharia is Garh Baruari, about 13 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 10+ km distance for Gamharia.

Gamharia is about 15 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 Raghopur tehsil of Supaul district. Garh Baruari is about 13 km away. Supaul is about 15 km away. Raghopur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mansapur (6.1 km), Hulas (8.1 km) and Rajpur (8.5 km).

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

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