About Gidhwas Village

Gidhwas is one of the larger villages in Ladania tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,499, made up of 3,421 males and 3,078 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 548 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gidhwas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gidhwas village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Ladania
Pincode	847232
Area (hectares)	548 hectares
Population	6,499
Male Population	3,421
Female Population	3,078
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gidhwas compares

By the 2011 count Gidhwas is the 11th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 6,270 residents. Its 548 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Gidhwas

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

How far is Gidhwas from other places

Gidhwas lies about 30 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Korahia, about 12 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 Gidhwas
Tehsil headquarters	Ladania	8.2 km
Nearest railway station	Korahia	12 km
Nearest town	Jainagar	14 km
District headquarters	Madhubani	30 km

Villages closest to Gidhwas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gidhwas village had a population of 6,499. That makes it the 11th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,270 residents.

Gidhwas village has 3,421 males and 3,078 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gidhwas has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Gidhwas is 847232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gidhwas covers 548 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gidhwas falls under Ladania tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gidhwas is Korahia, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Gidhwas.

Gidhwas is about 30 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gidhwas is in Ladania tehsil of Madhubani district. Ladania is about 8.2 km away. Korahia is about 12 km away. Jainagar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.