About Gandhua Village

Gandhua is a mid sized village in Baikunthpur tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 635, made up of 285 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,228 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841420, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandhua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gopalganj
Tehsil	Baikunthpur
Pincode	841420
Area (hectares)	23 hectares
Population	635
Male Population	285
Female Population	350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,228
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandhua compares

By the 2011 count Gandhua is the 67th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents. Its 23 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Gandhua

Gandhua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gandhua as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gandhua from other places

Gandhua lies about 40 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Katalpur Halt, about 2.3 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 Gandhua
Nearest railway station	Katalpur Halt	2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baikunthpur	5.6 km
Nearest town	Sāhibganj	20 km
District headquarters	Gopalganj	40 km

Villages closest to Gandhua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandhua village had a population of 635. That makes it the 67th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents.

Gandhua village has 285 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandhua has about 1228 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Gandhua is 841420. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandhua covers 23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gandhua falls under Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gandhua is Katalpur Halt, about 2.3 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 village for Gandhua.

Gandhua is about 40 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandhua is in Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district. Katalpur Halt is about 2.3 km away. Baikunthpur is about 5.6 km away. Sāhibganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.