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About Bihari Village

Bihari is a mid sized village in Thakurgangti tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,385, made up of 750 males and 635 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bihari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bihari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Thakurgangti
Pincode 813208
Area (hectares) 75.76 hectares
Population 1,385
Male Population 750
Female Population 635
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bihari compares

By the 2011 count Bihari is the 20th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 75.76 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Bihari

Bihari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bihari as Available. 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 Bihari from other places

Bihari lies about 43 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 14 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 Bihari
Tehsil headquarters Thakurgangti 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Mirza Cheuki Railway Station 14 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 21 km
District headquarters Godda 43 km

Villages closest to Bihari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bihari village had a population of 1,385. That makes it the 20th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Bihari village has 750 males and 635 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bihari has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Bihari is 813208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bihari covers 75.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bihari falls under Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bihari is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 14 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bihari.

Bihari is about 43 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bihari is in Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district. Thakurgangti is about 3.3 km away. Mirza Cheuki Railway Station is about 14 km away. Sāhibganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Milik Bihari (under 2 km), Mardiha (under 2 km) and Mahuara (under 2 km).

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

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