About Garura Village

Garura is a mid sized village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 566, made up of 287 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.1 hectares hectares.

Garura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Azamnagar
Area (hectares)	93.1 hectares
Population	566
Male Population	287
Female Population	279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Garura compares

By the 2011 count Garura is the 136th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 93.1 hectares work out to about 6.1 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 933.

Getting to Garura

Garura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Garura as Available within 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 Garura from other places

Garura lies about 18 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Pranpur Road, about 7.8 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 Garura
Nearest railway station	Pranpur Road	7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Azamnagar	8.5 km
District headquarters	Katihar	18 km

Villages closest to Garura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garura village had a population of 566. That makes it the 136th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Garura village has 287 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garura has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Garura covers 93.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garura falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Garura is Pranpur Road, about 7.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Garura.

Garura is about 18 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garura is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Pranpur Road is about 7.8 km away. Azamnagar is about 8.5 km away. Katihar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.