About Gaundra Village

Gaundra is one of the larger villages in Kalyanpur tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,348, made up of 6,859 males and 6,489 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1235 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845426, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaundra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaundra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Kalyanpur
Pincode	845426
Area (hectares)	1235 hectares
Population	13,348
Male Population	6,859
Female Population	6,489
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaundra compares

By the 2011 count Gaundra is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,776 residents. Its 1235 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Gaundra

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

Gaundra lies about 116 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bihiya, about 10 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 Gaundra
Tehsil headquarters	Kalyanpur	8.3 km
Nearest railway station	Bihiya	10 km
Nearest town	Bela	11 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	116 km

Villages closest to Gaundra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaundra village had a population of 13,348. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,776 residents.

Gaundra village has 6,859 males and 6,489 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaundra has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Gaundra is 845426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaundra covers 1235 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaundra falls under Kalyanpur tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gaundra is Bihiya, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gaundra.

Gaundra is about 116 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaundra is in Kalyanpur tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Kalyanpur is about 8.3 km away. Bihiya is about 10 km away. Bela is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.