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About Gayri Village

Gayri is a mid sized village in Biraul tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,510, made up of 780 males and 730 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gayri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gayri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Biraul
Pincode 847203
Area (hectares) 106 hectares
Population 1,510
Male Population 780
Female Population 730
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gayri compares

By the 2011 count Gayri is the 42nd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents. Its 106 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Gayri

Gayri 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 Gayri 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 Gayri from other places

Gayri lies about 46 km from Darbhanga. 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 Gayri
Tehsil headquarters Biraul 4.3 km
Nearest town Benipur 19 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 46 km

Villages closest to Gayri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gayri village had a population of 1,510. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents.

Gayri village has 780 males and 730 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gayri has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Gayri is 847203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gayri covers 106 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gayri falls under Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The census record for Gayri notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

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

Gayri is about 46 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gayri is in Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district. Biraul is about 4.3 km away. Benipur is about 19 km away. Darbhanga is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonpur (1.6 km), Fakirana (2.8 km) and Bhanta (3.5 km).

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

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