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About Gaibi Village

Gaibi is a mid sized village in Rahui tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 984, made up of 484 males and 500 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71 hectares hectares.

Gaibi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaibi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Rahui
Area (hectares) 71 hectares
Population 984
Male Population 484
Female Population 500
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gaibi compares

By the 2011 count Gaibi is the 43rd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents. Its 71 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Gaibi

Gaibi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gaibi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gaibi from other places

Gaibi lies about 14 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Dekpura Halt, about 2.4 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 Gaibi
Tehsil headquarters Rahui 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Dekpura Halt 2.4 km
Nearest town Bihār Sharīf 6.8 km
District headquarters Nalanda 14 km

Villages closest to Gaibi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaibi village had a population of 984. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents.

Gaibi village has 484 males and 500 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaibi has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Gaibi covers 71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaibi falls under Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gaibi is Dekpura Halt, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gaibi.

Gaibi is about 14 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaibi is in Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district. Rahui is about 1.9 km away. Dekpura Halt is about 2.4 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 6.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mirzapur (under 2 km), Sulemanpur (under 2 km) and Hurrahia (under 2 km).

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

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