# Giriak, Nalanda (Bihar) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Nalanda, Bihar 

# Giriak

Giriak is a sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. At the 2011 Census it had **96,845 people**, no towns and 44 villages (40 inhabited). The largest village is Raitar (9,241 people).

- 96,845people (2011)
- 44villages
- 0towns
- 61.0%literacy

## Population of Giriak compared with Nalanda

■ Giriak · ■ Nalanda district

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.0%**

**64.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927**

**931

Working population ****35.3%**

**36.3%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Giriak

Of every 100 households in Giriak in 2011, 14 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Giriak · ■ Nalanda district

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**68%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**85%

Use banking services ****47%**

**48%

Television ****14%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**33%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Largest villages in Giriak

- Raitar · 9,241 people
- Ghosrawan · 8,736 people
- Pokharpur · 6,706 people
- Chorsua · 5,485 people
- Giriak Bahbolpur · 5,404 people
- Ghorahi · 4,293 people
- Pearepur · 4,235 people
- Bakra · 3,851 people
- Isua · 3,791 people
- Dasrathpur · 3,345 people
- Durgapur · 3,242 people
- Puri · 3,190 people
- Satauwa · 3,069 people
- Gazipur · 2,807 people
- Kandopur · 2,141 people
- Adampur · 2,129 people

[All 44 villages in Giriak →](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/giriak/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Giriak?44 (40 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Giriak in?Nalanda district, Bihar
- What is the population of Giriak?96,845 (Census 2011)