About Gilani Village

Gilani is a large village in Asthawan tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,813, made up of 1,483 males and 1,330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gilani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gilani village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Asthawan
Pincode	811141
Area (hectares)	256 hectares
Population	2,813
Male Population	1,483
Female Population	1,330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	897
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 Gilani compares

By the 2011 count Gilani is the 22nd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents. Its 256 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Gilani

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

Gilani lies about 29 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 8.9 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 Gilani
Nearest town	Barbigha	3.1 km
Nearest railway station	Sarsa Jamalpur	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Asthawan	29 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	29 km

Villages closest to Gilani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gilani village had a population of 2,813. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents.

Gilani village has 1,483 males and 1,330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gilani has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Gilani is 811141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gilani covers 256 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gilani falls under Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gilani is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 8.9 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 Gilani.

Gilani is about 29 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gilani is in Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district. Barbigha is about 3.1 km away. Sarsa Jamalpur is about 8.9 km away. Asthawan is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.