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About Gidaul Village

Gidaul is a small village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 313, made up of 169 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.7 hectares hectares.

Gidaul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gidaul village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Area (hectares) 115.7 hectares
Population 313
Male Population 169
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 852
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gidaul compares

By the 2011 count Gidaul is the 169th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 115.7 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 933.

Getting to Gidaul

Gidaul is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gidaul as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gidaul from other places

Gidaul lies about 17 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Pranpur Road, about 5.2 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 Gidaul
Nearest railway station Pranpur Road 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 11 km
District headquarters Katihar 17 km

Villages closest to Gidaul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gidaul village had a population of 313. That makes it the 169th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Gidaul village has 169 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gidaul has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Gidaul covers 115.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gidaul falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gidaul is Pranpur Road, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gidaul.

Gidaul is about 17 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gidaul is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Pranpur Road is about 5.2 km away. Azamnagar is about 11 km away. Katihar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garura (2.5 km), Kelabari (3.4 km) and Khangawan (3.8 km).

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

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