About Gandar Village

Gandar is a large village in Sono tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,486, made up of 2,300 males and 2,186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 458 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811308, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jamui
Tehsil	Sono
Pincode	811308
Area (hectares)	458 hectares
Population	4,486
Male Population	2,300
Female Population	2,186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
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 Gandar compares

By the 2011 count Gandar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,002 residents. Its 458 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Gandar

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

Gandar lies about 33 km from Jamui. 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 Gandar
Tehsil headquarters	Sono	10 km
Nearest town	Jhajha	14 km
District headquarters	Jamui	33 km

Villages closest to Gandar

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Gandar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandar village had a population of 4,486. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,002 residents.

Gandar village has 2,300 males and 2,186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandar has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Gandar is 811308. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandar covers 458 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gandar falls under Sono tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The census record for Gandar 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gandar.

Gandar is about 33 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandar is in Sono tehsil of Jamui district. Sono is about 10 km away. Jhajha is about 14 km away. Jamui is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.