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About Giriawan Village

Giriawan is a small village in Falka tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 396, made up of 209 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39 hectares hectares.

Giriawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Giriawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Falka
Area (hectares) 39 hectares
Population 396
Male Population 209
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Giriawan compares

By the 2011 count Giriawan is the 39th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,840 residents. Its 39 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Giriawan

Giriawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Giriawan as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Darmahi, Dealpur, Dhanetha and Ghoghaili. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Giriawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Giriawan village had a population of 396. That makes it the 39th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,840 residents.

Giriawan village has 209 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Giriawan has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Giriawan covers 39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Giriawan falls under Falka tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The census record for Giriawan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Giriawan.

Giriawan is in Falka tehsil of Katihar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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