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About Geramari Village

Geramari is a large village in Pothia tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,247, made up of 1,179 males and 1,068 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 379 hectares hectares.

Geramari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Geramari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Pothia
Area (hectares) 379 hectares
Population 2,247
Male Population 1,179
Female Population 1,068
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
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 Geramari compares

By the 2011 count Geramari is the 41st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents. Its 379 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Geramari

Geramari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Geramari 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 Geramari from other places

Geramari lies about 85 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Sukhsena, about 7.7 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 Geramari
Nearest railway station Sukhsena 7.7 km
Nearest town Banmankhi Bazar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Pothia 27 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 85 km

Villages closest to Geramari

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

Common questions about Geramari

As per the Census of India 2011, Geramari village had a population of 2,247. That makes it the 41st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents.

Geramari village has 1,179 males and 1,068 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Geramari has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Geramari covers 379 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Geramari falls under Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Geramari is Sukhsena, about 7.7 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 Geramari.

Geramari is about 85 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Geramari is in Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district. Sukhsena is about 7.7 km away. Banmankhi Bazar is about 13 km away. Pothia is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chilhamari (under 2 km), Singhiamari (under 2 km) and Sonapur (1.8 km).

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

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