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About Garar Village

Garar is a mid sized village in Ziradei tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 634, made up of 348 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 822 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares.

Garar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Ziradei
Area (hectares) 70 hectares
Population 634
Male Population 348
Female Population 286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 822
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Garar compares

By the 2011 count Garar is the 71st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,052 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Garar

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

Garar lies about 9.5 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Siwan Junction, about 8.7 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 Garar
Nearest railway station Siwan Junction 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Ziradei 9.5 km
District headquarters Siwan 9.5 km
Nearest town Siwān 9.5 km

Villages closest to Garar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garar village had a population of 634. That makes it the 71st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,052 residents.

Garar village has 348 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garar has about 822 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1024.

Garar covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garar falls under Ziradei tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Garar is Siwan Junction, about 8.7 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 - 10 km distance for Garar.

Garar is about 9.5 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garar is in Ziradei tehsil of Siwan district. Siwan Junction is about 8.7 km away. Ziradei is about 9.5 km away. Siwan is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baikunthpur (under 2 km), Bhikpur (under 2 km) and Bangra (2.2 km).

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

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