About Gidha Village

Gidha is one of the larger villages in Shankarpur tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,962, made up of 4,621 males and 4,341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 857.89 hectares hectares.

Gidha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gidha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhepura
Tehsil	Shankarpur
Area (hectares)	857.89 hectares
Population	8,962
Male Population	4,621
Female Population	4,341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gidha compares

By the 2011 count Gidha is the 5th largest of the 9 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 11,802 residents. Its 857.89 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Gidha

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

Gidha lies about 15 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Dauram Madhepura, 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 Gidha
Tehsil headquarters	Shankarpur	5.7 km
District headquarters	Madhepura	15 km
Nearest railway station	Dauram Madhepura	16 km

Villages closest to Gidha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gidha village had a population of 8,962. That makes it the 5th largest of the 9 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 11,802 residents.

Gidha village has 4,621 males and 4,341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gidha has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Gidha covers 857.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gidha falls under Shankarpur tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gidha is Dauram Madhepura, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gidha.

Gidha is about 15 km from Madhepura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gidha is in Shankarpur tehsil of Madhepura district. Shankarpur is about 5.7 km away. Madhepura is about 15 km away. Dauram Madhepura is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.