About Gandhara Village

Gandhara is a mid sized village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 589, made up of 313 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80 hectares hectares.

Gandhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandhara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Rafiganj
Area (hectares)	80 hectares
Population	589
Male Population	313
Female Population	276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	882
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandhara compares

By the 2011 count Gandhara is the 160th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 80 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Gandhara

Gandhara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gandhara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Gandhara from other places

Gandhara lies about 18 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Dev Road Halt, about 5.1 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 Gandhara
Nearest railway station	Dev Road Halt	5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rafiganj	9.3 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	18 km

Villages closest to Gandhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandhara village had a population of 589. That makes it the 160th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Gandhara village has 313 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandhara has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Gandhara covers 80 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gandhara falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gandhara is Dev Road Halt, about 5.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gandhara.

Gandhara is about 18 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandhara is in Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Dev Road Halt is about 5.1 km away. Rafiganj is about 9.3 km away. Aurangabad is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.