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About Gandhu Garh Village

Gandhu Garh is a small village in Masaurhi tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 384, made up of 205 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804452, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandhu Garh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandhu Garh village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Masaurhi
Pincode 804452
Area (hectares) 35 hectares
Population 384
Male Population 205
Female Population 179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandhu Garh compares

By the 2011 count Gandhu Garh is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents. Its 35 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Gandhu Garh

Gandhu Garh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gandhu Garh as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Gandhu Garh from other places

Gandhu Garh lies about 33 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Teneri Halt, about 5.1 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 Gandhu Garh
Nearest railway station Teneri Halt 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Masaurhi 6.0 km
Nearest town Masaurhi Buzurg 6.0 km
District headquarters Patna 33 km

Villages closest to Gandhu Garh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Masaurhi 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 Gandhu Garh

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandhu Garh village had a population of 384. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents.

Gandhu Garh village has 205 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandhu Garh has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Gandhu Garh is 804452. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandhu Garh covers 35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gandhu Garh falls under Masaurhi tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gandhu Garh is Teneri Halt, about 5.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gandhu Garh.

Gandhu Garh is about 33 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandhu Garh is in Masaurhi tehsil of Patna district. Teneri Halt is about 5.1 km away. Masaurhi is about 6.0 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Danara (under 2 km), Muzaffarpur (under 2 km) and Daulatpur (under 2 km).

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

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