About Gadkachak Village

Gadkachak is a mid sized village in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,302, made up of 671 males and 631 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122 hectares hectares.

Gadkachak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadkachak village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Sonhaula
Area (hectares)	122 hectares
Population	1,302
Male Population	671
Female Population	631
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
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 Gadkachak compares

By the 2011 count Gadkachak is the 55th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 122 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Gadkachak

Gadkachak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gadkachak 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 Gadkachak from other places

Gadkachak lies about 25 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 15 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 Gadkachak
Nearest railway station	Ghogha	15 km
Nearest town	Purāini	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sonhaula	25 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	25 km

Villages closest to Gadkachak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadkachak village had a population of 1,302. That makes it the 55th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Gadkachak village has 671 males and 631 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadkachak has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 907.

Gadkachak covers 122 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gadkachak falls under Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gadkachak is Ghogha, about 15 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 Gadkachak.

Gadkachak is about 25 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadkachak is in Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ghogha is about 15 km away. Purāini is about 18 km away. Sonhaula is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.