About Girda Village

Girda is a mid sized village in Jalalgarh tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 742, made up of 383 males and 359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Girda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Girda village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Jalalgarh
Pincode	854330
Area (hectares)	55 hectares
Population	742
Male Population	383
Female Population	359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Girda compares

By the 2011 count Girda is the 35th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,611 residents. Its 55 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Girda

Girda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Girda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Girda from other places

Girda lies about 21 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Garh Banaili, about 6.5 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 Girda
Nearest railway station	Garh Banaili	6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jalalgarh	6.8 km
Nearest town	Kasba	9.9 km
District headquarters	Purnia	21 km

Villages closest to Girda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Girda village had a population of 742. That makes it the 35th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,611 residents.

Girda village has 383 males and 359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Girda has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Girda is 854330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Girda covers 55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Girda falls under Jalalgarh tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Girda is Garh Banaili, about 6.5 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 village for Girda.

Girda is about 21 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Girda is in Jalalgarh tehsil of Purnia district. Garh Banaili is about 6.5 km away. Jalalgarh is about 6.8 km away. Kasba is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.