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About Gerari Village

Gerari is a small village in Palasi tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 124, made up of 63 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67 hectares hectares.

Gerari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gerari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Palasi
Area (hectares) 67 hectares
Population 124
Male Population 63
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gerari compares

By the 2011 count Gerari is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents. Its 67 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Gerari

Gerari is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gerari 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gerari from other places

Gerari lies about 11 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 18 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 Gerari
Tehsil headquarters Palasi 4.5 km
District headquarters Araria 11 km
Nearest town Arāria 11 km
Nearest railway station Araria Court 18 km

Villages closest to Gerari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gerari village had a population of 124. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents.

Gerari village has 63 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gerari 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 933.

Gerari covers 67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gerari falls under Palasi tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gerari is Araria Court, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Gerari 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.

Gerari is in Palasi tehsil of Araria district. Palasi is about 4.5 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.

The closest recorded villages are Pakri (under 2 km), Pakri Arazi (under 2 km) and Pakri Kamat (under 2 km).

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

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