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About Gareya Village

Gareya is a mid sized village in Kargahar tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 988, made up of 524 males and 464 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110 hectares hectares.

Gareya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gareya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Kargahar
Area (hectares) 110 hectares
Population 988
Male Population 524
Female Population 464
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gareya compares

By the 2011 count Gareya is the 84th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 110 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Gareya

Gareya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gareya 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gareya from other places

Gareya lies about 20 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Kosiara, about 4.6 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 Gareya
Nearest railway station Kosiara 4.6 km
Nearest town Husainābād 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kargahar 20 km
District headquarters Rohtas 20 km

Villages closest to Gareya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gareya village had a population of 988. That makes it the 84th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Gareya village has 524 males and 464 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gareya has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

Gareya covers 110 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gareya falls under Kargahar tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gareya is Kosiara, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 Gareya.

Gareya is about 20 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gareya is in Kargahar tehsil of Rohtas district. Kosiara is about 4.6 km away. Husainābād is about 9.9 km away. Kargahar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Itawa (2.9 km), Sarea (3.8 km) and Belaspur (4.2 km).

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

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