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About Garai Mari Village

Garai Mari is a large village in Sarthebari tehsil, in the district of Barpeta, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,381, made up of 1,210 males and 1,171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 365.98 hectares hectares.

Garai Mari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garai Mari village
Description Value
State Assam
District Barpeta
Tehsil Sarthebari
Area (hectares) 365.98 hectares
Population 2,381
Male Population 1,210
Female Population 1,171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Garai Mari compares

By the 2011 count Garai Mari is the 17th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,482 residents. Its 365.98 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Garai Mari

Garai Mari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Garai Mari as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garai Mari from other places

Garai Mari lies about 23 km from Barpeta, and the nearest railway station is Tihu, about 19 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 Garai Mari
Tehsil headquarters Sarthebari 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Tihu 19 km
District headquarters Barpeta 23 km

Villages closest to Garai Mari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarthebari 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 Garai Mari

As per the Census of India 2011, Garai Mari village had a population of 2,381. That makes it the 17th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,482 residents.

Garai Mari village has 1,210 males and 1,171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garai Mari has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Garai Mari covers 365.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garai Mari falls under Sarthebari tehsil of Barpeta district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Garai Mari is Tihu, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Garai Mari.

Garai Mari is about 23 km from Barpeta in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garai Mari is in Sarthebari tehsil of Barpeta district. Sarthebari is about 7.0 km away. Tihu is about 19 km away. Barpeta is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mazdia (under 2 km), Kukar Par (1.9 km) and Rampur (3.8 km).

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

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