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About Gidhaura Village

Gidhaura is a large village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,420, made up of 1,287 males and 1,133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281 hectares hectares.

Gidhaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gidhaura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Shambhuganj
Area (hectares) 281 hectares
Population 2,420
Male Population 1,287
Female Population 1,133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gidhaura compares

By the 2011 count Gidhaura is the 17th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 281 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Gidhaura

Gidhaura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gidhaura as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dharampur, Fatma Chak, Gauripur and Ghogha. 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 Gidhaura

As per the Census of India 2011, Gidhaura village had a population of 2,420. That makes it the 17th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Gidhaura village has 1,287 males and 1,133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gidhaura has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

Gidhaura covers 281 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gidhaura falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The census record for Gidhaura notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Gidhaura.

Gidhaura is in Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka 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 Gidhaura today is likely to be higher.

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