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About Garaia Village

Garaia is a mid sized village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 762, made up of 394 males and 368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garaia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garaia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Pincode 854315
Area (hectares) 126 hectares
Population 762
Male Population 394
Female Population 368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Garaia compares

By the 2011 count Garaia is the 107th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 126 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Garaia

The census records public bus service for Garaia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Garaia from other places

Garaia lies about 29 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 4.1 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 Garaia
Nearest railway station Kusiargaon 4.1 km
Nearest town Arāria 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Amour 29 km
District headquarters Purnia 29 km

Villages closest to Garaia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garaia village had a population of 762. That makes it the 107th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Garaia village has 394 males and 368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garaia has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Garaia is 854315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garaia covers 126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garaia falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Garaia is Kusiargaon, about 4.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Garaia.

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

Garaia is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Kusiargaon is about 4.1 km away. Arāria is about 14 km away. Amour is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghua (5.9 km), Baghua Gachh (5.9 km) and Dihia (10 km).

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

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