About Garaur Village

Garaur is a mid sized village in Tikari tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 560, made up of 298 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45 hectares hectares.

Garaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garaur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Tikari
Area (hectares)	45 hectares
Population	560
Male Population	298
Female Population	262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	879
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Garaur compares

By the 2011 count Garaur is the 126th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 45 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Garaur

Garaur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Garaur as Available within 5 - 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 Garaur from other places

Garaur lies about 31 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ner Halt, about 13 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 Garaur
Tehsil headquarters	Tikari	10 km
Nearest town	Tekāri	10 km
Nearest railway station	Ner Halt	13 km
District headquarters	Gaya	31 km

Villages closest to Garaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garaur village had a population of 560. That makes it the 126th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Garaur village has 298 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garaur has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Garaur covers 45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garaur falls under Tikari tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Garaur is Ner Halt, about 13 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 10+ km distance for Garaur.

Garaur is about 31 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garaur is in Tikari tehsil of Gaya district. Tikari is about 10 km away. Tekāri is about 10 km away. Ner Halt is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.