About Garara Village

Garara is a large village in Sasaram tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,461, made up of 1,276 males and 1,185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.8 hectares hectares.

Garara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Sasaram
Area (hectares)	206.8 hectares
Population	2,461
Male Population	1,276
Female Population	1,185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
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 Garara compares

By the 2011 count Garara is the 28th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 206.8 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Garara

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

Garara lies about 45 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Khairadih Halt, about 3.9 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 Garara
Nearest railway station	Khairadih Halt	3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sasaram	9.5 km
Nearest town	Sasarām	9.5 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	45 km

Villages closest to Garara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garara village had a population of 2,461. That makes it the 28th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Garara village has 1,276 males and 1,185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garara has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Garara covers 206.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garara falls under Sasaram tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Garara is Khairadih Halt, about 3.9 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 Garara.

Garara is about 45 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garara is in Sasaram tehsil of Rohtas district. Khairadih Halt is about 3.9 km away. Sasaram is about 9.5 km away. Sasarām is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.