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About Garauna Village

Garauna is a mid sized village in Dariapur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,209, made up of 626 males and 583 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169 hectares hectares.

Garauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garauna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Dariapur
Area (hectares) 169 hectares
Population 1,209
Male Population 626
Female Population 583
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Garauna compares

By the 2011 count Garauna is the 88th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,956 residents. Its 169 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Garauna

Garauna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garauna as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Garauna from other places

Garauna lies about 56 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Ara Junction, about under 2 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 Garauna
Nearest town Arrah under 2 km
Nearest railway station Ara Junction under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dariapur 3.8 km
District headquarters Saran 56 km

Villages closest to Garauna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garauna village had a population of 1,209. That makes it the 88th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,956 residents.

Garauna village has 626 males and 583 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garauna has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Garauna covers 169 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garauna falls under Dariapur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Garauna is Ara Junction, about under 2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Garauna.

Garauna is about 56 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garauna is in Dariapur tehsil of Saran district. Arrah is about under 2 km away. Ara Junction is about under 2 km away. Dariapur is about 3.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bajaraha (under 2 km), Darihara Bhual (under 2 km) and Darihara Chaturbhuj (under 2 km).

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

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