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About Gidha Village

Gidha is one of the larger villages in Chanpatia tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,065, made up of 3,152 males and 2,913 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 745 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gidha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gidha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Chanpatia
Pincode 845449
Area (hectares) 745 hectares
Population 6,065
Male Population 3,152
Female Population 2,913
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gidha compares

By the 2011 count Gidha is the 12th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,843 residents. Its 745 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Gidha

Gidha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gidha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 14 km from Pashchim Champaran. 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 Chanpatia 5.6 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 14 km

Villages closest to Gidha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gidha village had a population of 6,065. That makes it the 12th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,843 residents.

Gidha village has 3,152 males and 2,913 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gidha has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Gidha is 845449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gidha covers 745 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gidha falls under Chanpatia tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The census record for Gidha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gidha.

Gidha is about 14 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gidha is in Chanpatia tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Chanpatia is about 5.6 km away. Pashchim Champaran is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghogha (2.0 km), Jaitiya (2.2 km) and Fajihatwa (2.3 km).

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

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