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About Ganauni Village

Ganauni is a large village in Gora Bauram tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,383, made up of 1,236 males and 1,147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganauni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganauni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Gora Bauram
Pincode 847203
Area (hectares) 198 hectares
Population 2,383
Male Population 1,236
Female Population 1,147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ganauni compares

By the 2011 count Ganauni is the 19th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,372 residents. Its 198 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Ganauni

Ganauni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ganauni as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ganauni from other places

Ganauni lies about 47 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 7.4 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 Ganauni
Tehsil headquarters Gora Bauram 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Biraul 7.4 km
Nearest town Benipur 20 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 47 km

Villages closest to Ganauni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gora Bauram 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 Ganauni

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganauni village had a population of 2,383. That makes it the 19th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,372 residents.

Ganauni village has 1,236 males and 1,147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganauni has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

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

Ganauni covers 198 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ganauni falls under Gora Bauram tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ganauni is Biraul, about 7.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Ganauni is about 47 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganauni is in Gora Bauram tehsil of Darbhanga district. Gora Bauram is about 3.4 km away. Biraul is about 7.4 km away. Benipur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parasrama (under 2 km), Nadai (under 2 km) and Gauramansingh (1.6 km).

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

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