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About Gariari Khurd Village

Gariari Khurd is a large village in Dhurki tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,009, made up of 1,054 males and 955 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 763 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gariari Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gariari Khurd village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Dhurki
Pincode 822121
Area (hectares) 763 hectares
Population 2,009
Male Population 1,054
Female Population 955
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gariari Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Gariari Khurd is the 14th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 763 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Gariari Khurd

Gariari Khurd is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gariari Khurd as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Gariari Khurd from other places

Gariari Khurd lies about 4.9 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Garwa, about 4.5 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 Gariari Khurd
Nearest railway station Garwa 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhurki 4.9 km
District headquarters Garhwa 4.9 km

Villages closest to Gariari Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhurki 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 Gariari Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Gariari Khurd village had a population of 2,009. That makes it the 14th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Gariari Khurd village has 1,054 males and 955 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gariari Khurd has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Gariari Khurd is 822121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gariari Khurd covers 763 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gariari Khurd falls under Dhurki tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gariari Khurd is Garwa, about 4.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gariari Khurd.

Gariari Khurd is about 4.9 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gariari Khurd is in Dhurki tehsil of Garhwa district. Garwa is about 4.5 km away. Dhurki is about 4.9 km away. Garhwa is about 4.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tendra Alias Dhurki (under 2 km), Kumba Kalan (11 km) and Amba Khorea (16 km).

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

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