About Gilaha Village

Gilaha is a mid sized village in Barhait tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,580, made up of 822 males and 758 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 332 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gilaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gilaha village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Tehsil	Barhait
Pincode	816102
Area (hectares)	332 hectares
Population	1,580
Male Population	822
Female Population	758
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
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 Gilaha compares

By the 2011 count Gilaha is the 21st largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 595 residents. Its 332 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Gilaha

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

Gilaha lies about 18 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Taljhari, about 6.1 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 Gilaha
Nearest railway station	Taljhari	6.1 km
Nearest town	Rājmahal	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barhait	18 km
District headquarters	Sahibganj	18 km

Villages closest to Gilaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gilaha village had a population of 1,580. That makes it the 21st largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 595 residents.

Gilaha village has 822 males and 758 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gilaha has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Gilaha is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gilaha covers 332 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gilaha falls under Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gilaha is Taljhari, about 6.1 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 Gilaha.

Gilaha is about 18 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gilaha is in Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district. Taljhari is about 6.1 km away. Rājmahal is about 15 km away. Barhait is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.