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About Geruari Village

Geruari is a mid sized village in Bakhtiarpur tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,964, made up of 1,051 males and 913 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Geruari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Geruari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Bakhtiarpur
Pincode 803211
Area (hectares) 125 hectares
Population 1,964
Male Population 1,051
Female Population 913
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
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 Geruari compares

By the 2011 count Geruari is the 30th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,455 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 874.

Getting to Geruari

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

Geruari lies about 52 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Athmal Gola, about 5.6 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 Geruari
Nearest railway station Athmal Gola 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bakhtiarpur 10 km
District headquarters Patna 52 km

Villages closest to Geruari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Geruari village had a population of 1,964. That makes it the 30th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,455 residents.

Geruari village has 1,051 males and 913 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Geruari has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 874.

The pincode recorded for Geruari is 803211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Geruari covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Geruari falls under Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Geruari is Athmal Gola, about 5.6 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 Geruari.

Geruari is about 52 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Geruari is in Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Patna district. Athmal Gola is about 5.6 km away. Bakhtiarpur is about 10 km away. Patna is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sawani (under 2 km), Jagdishpur (under 2 km) and Basawanpur (under 2 km).

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

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