About Gira Village

Gira is a large village in Chohtan tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,961, made up of 1,534 males and 1,427 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2139.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344706, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gira village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Barmer
Tehsil	Chohtan
Pincode	344706
Area (hectares)	2139.14 hectares
Population	2,961
Male Population	1,534
Female Population	1,427
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gira compares

By the 2011 count Gira is the 26th largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 2139.14 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Gira

Gira is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gira as Available within village. 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 Gangapur, Gangasara, Gangasariya and Gangupura. 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 Gira

As per the Census of India 2011, Gira village had a population of 2,961. That makes it the 26th largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Gira village has 1,534 males and 1,427 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gira has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Gira is 344706. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gira covers 2139.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gira falls under Chohtan tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Gira notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gira.

Gira is in Chohtan tehsil of Barmer 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.