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About Gidrahi Village

Gidrahi is a mid sized village in Laukahi tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,271, made up of 652 males and 619 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.4 hectares hectares.

Gidrahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gidrahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Laukahi
Area (hectares) 123.4 hectares
Population 1,271
Male Population 652
Female Population 619
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gidrahi compares

By the 2011 count Gidrahi is the 51st largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,255 residents. Its 123.4 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 951.

Getting to Gidrahi

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

Gidrahi lies about 39 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Ghogardiha, about 1.6 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 Gidrahi
Nearest railway station Ghogardiha 1.6 km
Nearest town Nirmāli 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Laukahi 25 km
District headquarters Madhubani 39 km

Villages closest to Gidrahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gidrahi village had a population of 1,271. That makes it the 51st largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,255 residents.

Gidrahi village has 652 males and 619 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gidrahi has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Gidrahi covers 123.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gidrahi falls under Laukahi tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gidrahi is Ghogardiha, about 1.6 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 Gidrahi.

Gidrahi is about 39 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gidrahi is in Laukahi tehsil of Madhubani district. Ghogardiha is about 1.6 km away. Nirmāli is about 14 km away. Laukahi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahadewa (2.9 km), Mahdewa (2.9 km) and Labtoli (4.8 km).

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

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