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About Gariya Village

Gariya is a mid sized village in Lunawada tehsil, in the district of Panch Mahals, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,310, made up of 701 males and 609 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 504.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 388270, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gariya village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Panch Mahals
Tehsil Lunawada
Pincode 388270
Area (hectares) 504.81 hectares
Population 1,310
Male Population 701
Female Population 609
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gariya compares

By the 2011 count Gariya is the 51st largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 928 residents. Its 504.81 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Gariya

Gariya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gariya as Available within village. 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 Gariya from other places

Gariya lies about 36 km from Panch Mahals, and the nearest railway station is Demai, about 33 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 Gariya
Tehsil headquarters Lunawada 9.6 km
Nearest town Lūnāvāda 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Demai 33 km
District headquarters Panch Mahals 36 km

Villages closest to Gariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gariya village had a population of 1,310. That makes it the 51st largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 928 residents.

Gariya village has 701 males and 609 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gariya has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Gariya is 388270. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gariya covers 504.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gariya falls under Lunawada tehsil of Panch Mahals district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Gariya is Demai, about 33 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gariya.

Gariya is about 36 km from Panch Mahals in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gariya is in Lunawada tehsil of Panch Mahals district. Lunawada is about 9.6 km away. Lūnāvāda is about 9.6 km away. Demai is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadh (under 2 km), Kolwan (2.7 km) and Bhamra (4.1 km).

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

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