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About Gandhia Village

Gandhia is a mid sized village in Tengakhat tehsil, in the district of Dibrugarh, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 787, made up of 370 males and 417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,127 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203.1 hectares hectares.

Gandhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandhia village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dibrugarh
Tehsil Tengakhat
Area (hectares) 203.1 hectares
Population 787
Male Population 370
Female Population 417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,127
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandhia compares

By the 2011 count Gandhia is the 82nd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 827 residents. Its 203.1 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Gandhia

Gandhia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gandhia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Duliajan No 2, Duliajan Oil Town, Erapather and Fekela Bangali. 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.

Common questions about Gandhia

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandhia village had a population of 787. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 827 residents.

Gandhia village has 370 males and 417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandhia has about 1127 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Gandhia covers 203.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gandhia falls under Tengakhat tehsil of Dibrugarh district in Assam.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gandhia.

Gandhia is in Tengakhat tehsil of Dibrugarh 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.

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

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