About Gariba Village

Gariba is one of the larger villages in Kalyanpur tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,513, made up of 3,290 males and 3,223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 557 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845432, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gariba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gariba village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Kalyanpur
Pincode	845432
Area (hectares)	557 hectares
Population	6,513
Male Population	3,290
Female Population	3,223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gariba compares

By the 2011 count Gariba is the 14th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,776 residents. Its 557 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Gariba

Gariba is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gariba as Available within 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 Gariba from other places

Gariba lies about 101 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Gautamsthan, about 4.5 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 Gariba
Nearest town	Revelganj	4.4 km
Nearest railway station	Gautamsthan	4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kalyanpur	21 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	101 km

Villages closest to Gariba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gariba village had a population of 6,513. That makes it the 14th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,776 residents.

Gariba village has 3,290 males and 3,223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gariba has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Gariba is 845432. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gariba covers 557 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gariba falls under Kalyanpur tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gariba is Gautamsthan, about 4.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gariba.

Gariba is about 101 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gariba is in Kalyanpur tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Revelganj is about 4.4 km away. Gautamsthan is about 4.5 km away. Kalyanpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.