About Girda Village

Girda is a large village in Jokihat tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,019, made up of 2,106 males and 1,913 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 389.1 hectares hectares.

Girda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Girda village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Jokihat
Area (hectares)	389.1 hectares
Population	4,019
Male Population	2,106
Female Population	1,913
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Girda compares

By the 2011 count Girda is the 23rd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents. Its 389.1 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Girda

Girda is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Girda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Girda from other places

Girda lies about 11 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 16 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 Girda
Tehsil headquarters	Jokihat	3.1 km
District headquarters	Araria	11 km
Nearest town	Arāria	11 km
Nearest railway station	Kusiargaon	16 km

Villages closest to Girda

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

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Common questions about Girda

As per the Census of India 2011, Girda village had a population of 4,019. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents.

Girda village has 2,106 males and 1,913 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Girda has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Girda covers 389.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Girda falls under Jokihat tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Girda is Kusiargaon, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Girda.

Girda is about 11 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Girda is in Jokihat tehsil of Araria district. Jokihat is about 3.1 km away. Araria is about 11 km away. Arāria is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.