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About Pandaul Village

Pandaul is a mid sized village in Sherghati tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 668, made up of 363 males and 305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145 hectares hectares.

Pandaul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pandaul village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Sherghati
Area (hectares) 145 hectares
Population 668
Male Population 363
Female Population 305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 840
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 Pandaul compares

By the 2011 count Pandaul is the 57th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 145 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Pandaul

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

Pandaul lies about 22 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paraiya, about 16 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 Pandaul
Tehsil headquarters Sherghati 13 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 13 km
Nearest railway station Paraiya 16 km
District headquarters Gaya 22 km

Villages closest to Pandaul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pandaul village had a population of 668. That makes it the 57th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Pandaul village has 363 males and 305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pandaul has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Pandaul covers 145 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pandaul falls under Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pandaul is Paraiya, about 16 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 Pandaul.

Pandaul is about 22 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pandaul is in Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghati is about 13 km away. Sherghāti is about 13 km away. Paraiya is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khandail (1.6 km), Ratanpura (1.9 km) and Dariapur (2.9 km).

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

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