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About Gareriya Village

Gareriya is a large village in Imamganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,832, made up of 1,410 males and 1,422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137 hectares hectares.

Gareriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gareriya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Imamganj
Area (hectares) 137 hectares
Population 2,832
Male Population 1,410
Female Population 1,422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gareriya compares

By the 2011 count Gareriya is the 14th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents. Its 137 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Gareriya

Gareriya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gareriya 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gareriya from other places

Gareriya lies about 78 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kajri, about 47 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 Gareriya
Tehsil headquarters Imamganj 23 km
Nearest town Chatrā 38 km
Nearest railway station Kajri 47 km
District headquarters Gaya 78 km

Villages closest to Gareriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gareriya village had a population of 2,832. That makes it the 14th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,062 residents.

Gareriya village has 1,410 males and 1,422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gareriya has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Gareriya covers 137 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gareriya falls under Imamganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gareriya is Kajri, about 47 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gareriya.

Gareriya is about 78 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gareriya is in Imamganj tehsil of Gaya district. Imamganj is about 23 km away. Chatrā is about 38 km away. Kajri is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Herhanj (under 2 km), Chandana Chak (2.4 km) and Halim Chak (2.4 km).

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

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