About Garibpur Village

Garibpur is a large village in Amarpur tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,433, made up of 1,801 males and 1,632 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154 hectares hectares.

Garibpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garibpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Amarpur
Area (hectares)	154 hectares
Population	3,433
Male Population	1,801
Female Population	1,632
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	906
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 Garibpur compares

By the 2011 count Garibpur is the 15th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents. Its 154 hectares work out to about 22 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 935.

Getting to Garibpur

Garibpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Garibpur 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 Garibpur from other places

Garibpur lies about 26 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Akbarnagar, about 15 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 Garibpur
Tehsil headquarters	Amarpur	9.7 km
Nearest railway station	Akbarnagar	15 km
District headquarters	Banka	26 km

Villages closest to Garibpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garibpur village had a population of 3,433. That makes it the 15th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,673 residents.

Garibpur village has 1,801 males and 1,632 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garibpur has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Garibpur covers 154 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Garibpur falls under Amarpur tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Garibpur is Akbarnagar, about 15 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 Garibpur.

Garibpur is about 26 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garibpur is in Amarpur tehsil of Banka district. Amarpur is about 9.7 km away. Akbarnagar is about 15 km away. Banka is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.