About Garaul Village

Garaul is a large village in Mahishi tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,950, made up of 2,603 males and 2,347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 473.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garaul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garaul village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Mahishi
Pincode	852216
Area (hectares)	473.94 hectares
Population	4,950
Male Population	2,603
Female Population	2,347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Garaul compares

By the 2011 count Garaul is the 12th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents. Its 473.94 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Garaul

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

Garaul lies about 23 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Harnagar, about 12 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 Garaul
Tehsil headquarters	Mahishi	12 km
Nearest railway station	Harnagar	12 km
Nearest town	Bangaon	15 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	23 km

Villages closest to Garaul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garaul village had a population of 4,950. That makes it the 12th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents.

Garaul village has 2,603 males and 2,347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garaul has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Garaul is 852216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garaul covers 473.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garaul falls under Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Garaul is Harnagar, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Garaul.

Garaul is about 23 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garaul is in Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district. Mahishi is about 12 km away. Harnagar is about 12 km away. Bangaon is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.