Gurhi observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
Gurhi is a village in Kasba mandal, Purnia district, Bihar with a population of 7,069 across 1,436 households, making it the largest settlement listed. The literacy rate is 29.5%, and the village is located at coordinates 25.900°N, 87.484°E.
By population, Gurhi ranks #2 of 61 villages in Kasba mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gurhi is a village of 7,069 people in 1,436 households (Census 2011) in Kasba block, Purnia district, Bihar, the 2nd-largest of 61 villages in Kasba block. Literacy is 30%, 7 points below the block average of 36% and the sex ratio is 939 women per 1,000 men. It lies 76 km from the Purnia district centre, 2 km from Jianganj, the nearest town, 5 km from Garh Banaili railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854330, served by Kasba (Purnia) post office; the LGD village code is 223553. The nearest hospital or health centre is Goverment hospital,Kasba, 7 km away. The sarpanch is SAJIA KHATOON, and the village votes in Dhamdaha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Leshi Singh. The population is estimated at 8,334 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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