About Gurmaila Village

Gurmaila is a large village in Barari tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,962, made up of 2,612 males and 2,350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 656 hectares hectares.

Gurmaila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurmaila village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barari
Area (hectares)	656 hectares
Population	4,962
Male Population	2,612
Female Population	2,350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gurmaila compares

By the 2011 count Gurmaila is the 23rd largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 6,044 residents. Its 656 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Gurmaila

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

How far is Gurmaila from other places

Gurmaila lies about 23 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Karagola Road, about 3.2 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 Gurmaila
Nearest railway station	Karagola Road	3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barari	3.8 km
District headquarters	Katihar	23 km

Villages closest to Gurmaila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurmaila village had a population of 4,962. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,044 residents.

Gurmaila village has 2,612 males and 2,350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurmaila has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Gurmaila covers 656 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gurmaila falls under Barari tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gurmaila is Karagola Road, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Gurmaila.

Gurmaila is about 23 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurmaila is in Barari tehsil of Katihar district. Karagola Road is about 3.2 km away. Barari is about 3.8 km away. Katihar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.