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About Gaigari Village

Gaigari is one of the larger villages in Araria tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,053, made up of 4,220 males and 3,833 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 504.7 hectares hectares.

Gaigari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaigari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Araria
Area (hectares) 504.7 hectares
Population 8,053
Male Population 4,220
Female Population 3,833
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaigari compares

By the 2011 count Gaigari is the 14th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,847 residents. Its 504.7 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Gaigari

Gaigari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gaigari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gaigari from other places

Gaigari lies about 6.4 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 3.3 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 Gaigari
Nearest railway station Araria Court 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Araria 6.4 km
Nearest town Arāria 6.4 km

Villages closest to Gaigari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaigari village had a population of 8,053. That makes it the 14th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,847 residents.

Gaigari village has 4,220 males and 3,833 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaigari has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Gaigari covers 504.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gaigari falls under Araria tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gaigari is Araria Court, about 3.3 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 village for Gaigari.

Gaigari is about 6.4 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaigari is in Araria tehsil of Araria district. Araria Court is about 3.3 km away. Araria is about 6.4 km away. Arāria is about 6.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belwa (1.6 km), Rampur Mohanpur (1.6 km) and Sisauna (2.1 km).

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

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