About Gidhwas Village

Gidhwas is a large village in Raniganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,793, made up of 1,929 males and 1,864 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280 hectares hectares.

Gidhwas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gidhwas village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Raniganj
Area (hectares)	280 hectares
Population	3,793
Male Population	1,929
Female Population	1,864
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Gidhwas compares

By the 2011 count Gidhwas is the 37th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents. Its 280 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Gidhwas

Gidhwas is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gidhwas 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gidhwas from other places

Gidhwas lies about 20 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Haldita Bihar, about 8.2 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 Gidhwas
Nearest railway station	Haldita Bihar	8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raniganj	9.1 km
District headquarters	Araria	20 km
Nearest town	Arāria	20 km

Villages closest to Gidhwas

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

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Common questions about Gidhwas

As per the Census of India 2011, Gidhwas village had a population of 3,793. That makes it the 37th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents.

Gidhwas village has 1,929 males and 1,864 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gidhwas has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Gidhwas covers 280 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gidhwas falls under Raniganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gidhwas is Haldita Bihar, about 8.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gidhwas.

Gidhwas is about 20 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gidhwas is in Raniganj tehsil of Araria district. Haldita Bihar is about 8.2 km away. Raniganj is about 9.1 km away. Araria is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.