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About Garaya Village

Garaya is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,210, made up of 659 males and 551 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garaya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garaya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 802154
Area (hectares) 45 hectares
Population 1,210
Male Population 659
Female Population 551
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 836
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Garaya compares

By the 2011 count Garaya is the 55th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents. Its 45 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Garaya

Garaya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garaya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garaya from other places

Garaya lies about 132 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 12 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 Garaya
Nearest town Bangaon 10 km
Nearest railway station Kusheshwar Asthan 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 16 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 132 km

Villages closest to Garaya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garaya village had a population of 1,210. That makes it the 55th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents.

Garaya village has 659 males and 551 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garaya has about 836 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Garaya is 802154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garaya covers 45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Garaya falls under Shahpur tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Garaya is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Garaya.

Garaya is about 132 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garaya is in Shahpur tehsil of Bhojpur district. Bangaon is about 10 km away. Kusheshwar Asthan is about 12 km away. Shahpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahoranpur Diara (under 2 km), Kharaun (under 2 km) and Lashkara (under 2 km).

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

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