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About Geerriya Village

Geerriya is a mid sized village in Sahara tehsil, in the district of Bhilwara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,095, made up of 547 males and 548 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 964.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 311806, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Geerriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Geerriya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bhilwara
Tehsil Sahara
Pincode 311806
Area (hectares) 964.28 hectares
Population 1,095
Male Population 547
Female Population 548
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Geerriya compares

By the 2011 count Geerriya is the 35th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 964.28 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Geerriya

Geerriya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Geerriya 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Geerriya from other places

Geerriya lies about 55 km from Bhilwara, and the nearest railway station is Kuanriya, about 14 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 Geerriya
Tehsil headquarters Sahara 12 km
Nearest railway station Kuanriya 14 km
Nearest town Rājsamand 28 km
District headquarters Bhilwara 55 km

Villages closest to Geerriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Geerriya village had a population of 1,095. That makes it the 35th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Geerriya village has 547 males and 548 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Geerriya has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1029.

The pincode recorded for Geerriya is 311806. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Geerriya covers 964.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Geerriya falls under Sahara tehsil of Bhilwara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Geerriya is Kuanriya, about 14 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 village for Geerriya.

Geerriya is about 55 km from Bhilwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Geerriya is in Sahara tehsil of Bhilwara district. Sahara is about 12 km away. Kuanriya is about 14 km away. Rājsamand is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bijepur (2.2 km), Khajooriya (2.4 km) and Chhapri (3.1 km).

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

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