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About Garibganj Village

Garibganj is a mid sized village in Pachrukhi tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 641, made up of 321 males and 320 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.14 hectares hectares.

Garibganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garibganj village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Pachrukhi
Area (hectares) 38.14 hectares
Population 641
Male Population 321
Female Population 320
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Garibganj compares

By the 2011 count Garibganj is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents. Its 38.14 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Garibganj

Garibganj is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Garibganj 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garibganj from other places

Garibganj lies about 8.4 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Pachrukhi, about 5.8 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 Garibganj
Nearest railway station Pachrukhi 5.8 km
District headquarters Siwan 8.4 km
Nearest town Siwān 8.4 km

Villages closest to Garibganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garibganj village had a population of 641. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents.

Garibganj village has 321 males and 320 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garibganj has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Garibganj covers 38.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Garibganj falls under Pachrukhi tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Garibganj is Pachrukhi, about 5.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Garibganj.

Garibganj is about 8.4 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garibganj is in Pachrukhi tehsil of Siwan district. Pachrukhi is about 5.8 km away. Siwan is about 8.4 km away. Siwān is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nizampur (under 2 km), Sahlaur (under 2 km) and Surwala (under 2 km).

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

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