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About Garhia Village

Garhia is a large village in Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,539, made up of 1,850 males and 1,689 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 475 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi
Pincode 852105
Area (hectares) 475 hectares
Population 3,539
Male Population 1,850
Female Population 1,689
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Garhia compares

By the 2011 count Garhia is the 11th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,205 residents. Its 475 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Garhia

Garhia is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Garhia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 20 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Panchgachia, about 15 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 Panchgachia 15 km
Nearest town Bangaon 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi 20 km
District headquarters Supaul 20 km

Villages closest to Garhia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi 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 3,539. That makes it the 11th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,205 residents.

Garhia village has 1,850 males and 1,689 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhia has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Garhia is 852105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garhia covers 475 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garhia falls under Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Garhia is Panchgachia, about 15 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 village for Garhia.

Garhia is about 20 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 Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi tehsil of Supaul district. Panchgachia is about 15 km away. Bangaon is about 15 km away. Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahpur Pirthipatti (under 2 km), Kataia Bhulia (8.3 km) and Kaleanpur (8.6 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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