About Gaira Village

Gaira is a large village in Barkatha tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,636, made up of 1,897 males and 1,739 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 449 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaira village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Hazaribagh
Tehsil	Barkatha
Pincode	825323
Area (hectares)	449 hectares
Population	3,636
Male Population	1,897
Female Population	1,739
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaira compares

By the 2011 count Gaira is the 9th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents. Its 449 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Gaira

Gaira is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gaira as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhobari, Dhorhia, Dodhara and Dumardiha. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gaira

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaira village had a population of 3,636. That makes it the 9th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents.

Gaira village has 1,897 males and 1,739 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaira has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Gaira is 825323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaira covers 449 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaira falls under Barkatha tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Gaira notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Gaira.

Gaira is in Barkatha tehsil of Hazaribagh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.