About Gilni Village

Gilni is a mid sized village in Terhagachh tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 832, made up of 427 males and 405 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128 hectares hectares.

Gilni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gilni village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Terhagachh
Area (hectares)	128 hectares
Population	832
Male Population	427
Female Population	405
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gilni compares

By the 2011 count Gilni is the 43rd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,815 residents. Its 128 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Gilni

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

How far is Gilni from other places

Gilni lies about 32 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 26 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 Gilni
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Terhagachh	16 km
Nearest railway station	Pawakhali	26 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	32 km

Villages closest to Gilni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gilni village had a population of 832. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,815 residents.

Gilni village has 427 males and 405 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gilni has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Gilni covers 128 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gilni falls under Terhagachh tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gilni is Pawakhali, about 26 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gilni.

Gilni is about 32 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gilni is in Terhagachh tehsil of Kishanganj district. Bahādurganj is about 12 km away. Terhagachh is about 16 km away. Pawakhali is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.