About Gariganwan Village

Gariganwan is a mid sized village in Dinara tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 609, made up of 303 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares.

Gariganwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gariganwan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Dinara
Area (hectares)	72 hectares
Population	609
Male Population	303
Female Population	306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,010
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 Gariganwan compares

By the 2011 count Gariganwan is the 114th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 72 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Gariganwan

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

Gariganwan lies about 65 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Sanjhauli Halt, about 11 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 Gariganwan
Tehsil headquarters	Dinara	7.4 km
Nearest town	Nokha	9.9 km
Nearest railway station	Sanjhauli Halt	11 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	65 km

Villages closest to Gariganwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gariganwan village had a population of 609. That makes it the 114th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Gariganwan village has 303 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gariganwan has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Gariganwan covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gariganwan falls under Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gariganwan is Sanjhauli Halt, about 11 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 Gariganwan.

Gariganwan is about 65 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gariganwan is in Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district. Dinara is about 7.4 km away. Nokha is about 9.9 km away. Sanjhauli Halt is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.