About Gangdah Village

Gangdah is a large village in Baheri tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,598, made up of 1,904 males and 1,694 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangdah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangdah village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Baheri
Pincode	847201
Area (hectares)	236 hectares
Population	3,598
Male Population	1,904
Female Population	1,694
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	890
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gangdah compares

By the 2011 count Gangdah is the 27th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,360 residents. Its 236 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Gangdah

Gangdah is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gangdah 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gangdah from other places

Gangdah lies about 24 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 18 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 Gangdah
Tehsil headquarters	Baheri	5.5 km
Nearest town	Benipur	11 km
Nearest railway station	Biraul	18 km
District headquarters	Darbhanga	24 km

Villages closest to Gangdah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangdah village had a population of 3,598. That makes it the 27th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,360 residents.

Gangdah village has 1,904 males and 1,694 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangdah has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Gangdah is 847201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangdah covers 236 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gangdah falls under Baheri tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gangdah is Biraul, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Gangdah.

Gangdah is about 24 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangdah is in Baheri tehsil of Darbhanga district. Baheri is about 5.5 km away. Benipur is about 11 km away. Biraul is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.