About Gangdwar Village

Gangdwar is one of the larger villages in Andhratharhi tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,293, made up of 2,831 males and 2,462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847235, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangdwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangdwar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Andhratharhi
Pincode	847235
Area (hectares)	356.1 hectares
Population	5,293
Male Population	2,831
Female Population	2,462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	870
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangdwar compares

By the 2011 count Gangdwar is the 10th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,003 residents. Its 356.1 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Gangdwar

Gangdwar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gangdwar 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 Gangdwar from other places

Gangdwar lies about 17 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Vachaspati Nagar, about 8.3 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 Gangdwar
Nearest railway station	Vachaspati Nagar	8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Andhratharhi	9.5 km
Nearest town	Jhanjhārpur	13 km
District headquarters	Madhubani	17 km

Villages closest to Gangdwar

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.

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Common questions about Gangdwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangdwar village had a population of 5,293. That makes it the 10th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,003 residents.

Gangdwar village has 2,831 males and 2,462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangdwar has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Gangdwar is 847235. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangdwar covers 356.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangdwar falls under Andhratharhi tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gangdwar is Vachaspati Nagar, about 8.3 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 Gangdwar.

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

Gangdwar is in Andhratharhi tehsil of Madhubani district. Vachaspati Nagar is about 8.3 km away. Andhratharhi is about 9.5 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.