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About Gaharia Village

Gaharia is a mid sized village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,670, made up of 849 males and 821 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaharia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Khargram
Pincode 742147
Area (hectares) 180.6 hectares
Population 1,670
Male Population 849
Female Population 821
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaharia compares

By the 2011 count Gaharia is the 60th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 180.6 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Gaharia

Gaharia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gaharia as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Digha, Dunigram, Durga Rampur and Durgapur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gaharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaharia village had a population of 1,670. That makes it the 60th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Gaharia village has 849 males and 821 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaharia has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Gaharia is 742147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaharia covers 180.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaharia falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gaharia notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gaharia.

Gaharia is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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