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About Giraura Village

Giraura is one of the larger villages in Siana tehsil, in the district of Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,460, made up of 3,321 males and 3,139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 721.1 hectares hectares.

Giraura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Giraura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bulandshahr
Tehsil Siana
Area (hectares) 721.1 hectares
Population 6,460
Male Population 3,321
Female Population 3,139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Giraura compares

By the 2011 count Giraura is the 14th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,505 residents. Its 721.1 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Giraura

Giraura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Giraura 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 Giraura from other places

Giraura lies about 28 km from Bulandshahr, and the nearest railway station is Garhmuktesar Bridge, about 23 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 Giraura
Nearest town Jahāngīrābād 18 km
Nearest railway station Garhmuktesar Bridge 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Siana 28 km
District headquarters Bulandshahr 28 km

Villages closest to Giraura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Giraura village had a population of 6,460. That makes it the 14th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,505 residents.

Giraura village has 3,321 males and 3,139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Giraura has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 904.

Giraura covers 721.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Giraura falls under Siana tehsil of Bulandshahr district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Giraura is Garhmuktesar Bridge, about 23 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 Giraura.

Giraura is about 28 km from Bulandshahr in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Giraura is in Siana tehsil of Bulandshahr district. Jahāngīrābād is about 18 km away. Garhmuktesar Bridge is about 23 km away. Siana 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 Ladana (1.7 km), Alampur Nagla (2.2 km) and Karaitha (2.3 km).

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

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