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About Gandhraen Village

Gandhraen is a large village in Andhratharhi tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,047, made up of 1,045 males and 1,002 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandhraen Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandhraen village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Andhratharhi
Pincode 847411
Area (hectares) 102 hectares
Population 2,047
Male Population 1,045
Female Population 1,002
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gandhraen compares

By the 2011 count Gandhraen is the 29th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,003 residents. Its 102 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Gandhraen

Gandhraen is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gandhraen as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gandhraen from other places

Gandhraen lies about 23 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Chandeshwarsthan, about under 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 Gandhraen
Nearest railway station Chandeshwarsthan under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Andhratharhi 5.6 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 8.4 km
District headquarters Madhubani 23 km

Villages closest to Gandhraen

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandhraen village had a population of 2,047. That makes it the 29th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,003 residents.

Gandhraen village has 1,045 males and 1,002 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandhraen has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Gandhraen is 847411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandhraen covers 102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gandhraen falls under Andhratharhi tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gandhraen is Chandeshwarsthan, about under 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 village for Gandhraen.

Gandhraen is about 23 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandhraen is in Andhratharhi tehsil of Madhubani district. Chandeshwarsthan is about under 2 km away. Andhratharhi is about 5.6 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhabham (under 2 km), Harri (1.6 km) and Bhaduar (1.7 km).

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

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