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About Garkaili Village

Garkaili is a mid sized village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,487, made up of 764 males and 723 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112 hectares hectares.

Garkaili Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garkaili village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Area (hectares) 112 hectares
Population 1,487
Male Population 764
Female Population 723
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Garkaili compares

By the 2011 count Garkaili is the 78th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 112 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Garkaili

Garkaili is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garkaili 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garkaili from other places

Garkaili lies about 55 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 14 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 Garkaili
Nearest railway station Kanki 14 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Amour 27 km
District headquarters Purnia 55 km

Villages closest to Garkaili

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 Garkaili

As per the Census of India 2011, Garkaili village had a population of 1,487. That makes it the 78th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Garkaili village has 764 males and 723 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garkaili has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Garkaili covers 112 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garkaili falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Garkaili is Kanki, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 Garkaili.

Garkaili is about 55 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garkaili is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Kanki is about 14 km away. Kishanganj is about 18 km away. Amour is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolsaranpur (11 km), Haripur (14 km) and Sonapur (16 km).

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

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