About Ghuriawan Village

Ghuriawan is a large village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,020, made up of 1,522 males and 1,498 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278 hectares hectares.

Ghuriawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghuriawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Wazirganj
Area (hectares)	278 hectares
Population	3,020
Male Population	1,522
Female Population	1,498
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghuriawan compares

By the 2011 count Ghuriawan is the 15th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 278 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Ghuriawan

Ghuriawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghuriawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ghuriawan from other places

Ghuriawan lies about 16 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 8.3 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 Ghuriawan
Nearest town	Bodh Gaya	7.5 km
Nearest railway station	Tankuppa	8.3 km
District headquarters	Gaya	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Wazirganj	24 km

Villages closest to Ghuriawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghuriawan village had a population of 3,020. That makes it the 15th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Ghuriawan village has 1,522 males and 1,498 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghuriawan has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Ghuriawan covers 278 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghuriawan falls under Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghuriawan is Tankuppa, about 8.3 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 village for Ghuriawan.

Ghuriawan is about 16 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghuriawan is in Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 7.5 km away. Tankuppa is about 8.3 km away. Gaya is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.