# Gaighat, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Muzaffarpur, Bihar 

# Gaighat

Gaighat is a sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. At the 2011 Census it had **259,719 people**, no towns and 84 villages (81 inhabited). The largest village is Kanta Pirauchha (25,953 people).

- 259,719people (2011)
- 84villages
- 0towns
- 57.4%literacy

## Population of Gaighat compared with Muzaffarpur

■ Gaighat · ■ Muzaffarpur district

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.4%**

**63.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**915

Working population ****30.6%**

**32.2%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Gaighat

Of every 100 households in Gaighat in 2011, 5 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gaighat · ■ Muzaffarpur district

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**72%

Tap water ****3%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**88%

Use banking services ****42%**

**47%

Television ****10%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Largest villages in Gaighat

- Kanta Pirauchha · 25,953 people
- Jarang · 21,145 people
- Susta · 9,186 people
- Janta Tok · 8,906 people
- Berwa urf Ibrahimpur Pirahari · 8,157 people
- Ramnagar · 7,464 people
- Loma urf Loama · 7,086 people
- Majithi urf Basatpur Majithi · 6,778 people
- Boaridih · 6,306 people
- Bhusra · 5,874 people
- Ladaura · 5,763 people
- Dahila Patsawan · 5,733 people
- Kamarthu · 5,348 people
- Bagha Khal urf Nabipur · 5,338 people
- Lachhman Nagar · 5,283 people
- Baruari urf Jagdishpur Baruari · 5,134 people

[All 84 villages in Gaighat →](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/gaighat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Gaighat?84 (81 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaighat in?Muzaffarpur district, Bihar
- What is the population of Gaighat?259,719 (Census 2011)