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About Gainari Village

Gainari is a mid sized village in Karpi tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 522, made up of 275 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142 hectares hectares.

Gainari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gainari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Karpi
Area (hectares) 142 hectares
Population 522
Male Population 275
Female Population 247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gainari compares

By the 2011 count Gainari is the 68th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents. Its 142 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Gainari

Gainari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gainari as Available within <5 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 Gainari from other places

Gainari lies about 12 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Jehanabad Court, about 22 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 Gainari
Tehsil headquarters Karpi 5.8 km
District headquarters Arwal 12 km
Nearest railway station Jehanabad Court 22 km

Villages closest to Gainari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gainari village had a population of 522. That makes it the 68th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents.

Gainari village has 275 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gainari has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

Gainari covers 142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gainari falls under Karpi tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gainari is Jehanabad Court, about 22 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gainari.

Gainari is about 12 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gainari is in Karpi tehsil of Arwal district. Karpi is about 5.8 km away. Arwal is about 12 km away. Jehanabad Court is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majidpur (under 2 km), Murarhi (1.7 km) and Bara (1.8 km).

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

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