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About Gordhawar Village

Gordhawar is a large village in Barahat tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,929, made up of 1,552 males and 1,377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 309 hectares hectares.

Gordhawar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gordhawar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Barahat
Area (hectares) 309 hectares
Population 2,929
Male Population 1,552
Female Population 1,377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gordhawar compares

By the 2011 count Gordhawar is the 14th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents. Its 309 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Gordhawar

Gordhawar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gordhawar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gordhawar from other places

Gordhawar lies about 12 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Punsia, about 2.1 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 Gordhawar
Nearest railway station Punsia 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Barahat 6.9 km
District headquarters Banka 12 km
Nearest town Bānka 12 km

Villages closest to Gordhawar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gordhawar village had a population of 2,929. That makes it the 14th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents.

Gordhawar village has 1,552 males and 1,377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gordhawar has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Gordhawar covers 309 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gordhawar falls under Barahat tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gordhawar is Punsia, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Gordhawar is about 12 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gordhawar is in Barahat tehsil of Banka district. Punsia is about 2.1 km away. Barahat is about 6.9 km away. Banka is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bania Chak (under 2 km), Kharwa (under 2 km) and Kolhatha (under 2 km).

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

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