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About Giri Village

Giri is a large village in Raipur tehsil, in the district of Pali, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,011, made up of 1,532 males and 1,479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1306 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 306102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Giri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Giri village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Pali
Tehsil Raipur
Pincode 306102
Area (hectares) 1306 hectares
Population 3,011
Male Population 1,532
Female Population 1,479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Giri compares

By the 2011 count Giri is the 15th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 1306 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Giri

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

How far is Giri from other places

Giri lies about 95 km from Pali, and the nearest railway station is Sendra, about 12 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 Giri
Nearest railway station Sendra 12 km
Nearest town Nīmāj 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Raipur 21 km
District headquarters Pali 95 km

Villages closest to Giri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Giri village had a population of 3,011. That makes it the 15th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Giri village has 1,532 males and 1,479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Giri has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Giri is 306102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Giri covers 1306 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Giri falls under Raipur tehsil of Pali district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Giri is Sendra, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Giri.

Giri is about 95 km from Pali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Giri is in Raipur tehsil of Pali district. Sendra is about 12 km away. Nīmāj is about 16 km away. Raipur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naharpura (2.1 km), Nanana (2.5 km) and Kheramamawas (3.0 km).

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

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