About Gurmia Village

Gurmia is one of the larger villages in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,441, made up of 5,042 males and 4,399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 549 hectares hectares.

Gurmia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurmia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Vaishali
Tehsil	Lalganj
Area (hectares)	549 hectares
Population	9,441
Male Population	5,042
Female Population	4,399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	872
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 Gurmia compares

By the 2011 count Gurmia is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,481 residents. Its 549 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Gurmia

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

Gurmia lies about 24 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Ghataro, about 3.6 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 Gurmia
Nearest railway station	Ghataro	3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lalganj	7.9 km
Nearest town	Lālganj	7.9 km
District headquarters	Vaishali	24 km

Villages closest to Gurmia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurmia village had a population of 9,441. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,481 residents.

Gurmia village has 5,042 males and 4,399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurmia has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 889.

Gurmia covers 549 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gurmia falls under Lalganj tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gurmia is Ghataro, about 3.6 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 Gurmia.

Gurmia is about 24 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurmia is in Lalganj tehsil of Vaishali district. Ghataro is about 3.6 km away. Lalganj is about 7.9 km away. Lālganj is about 7.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.