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About Gandharap Village

Gandharap is a small village in Dhamdaha tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 135, made up of 64 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,109 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204 hectares hectares.

Gandharap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandharap village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dhamdaha
Area (hectares) 204 hectares
Population 135
Male Population 64
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,109
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gandharap compares

By the 2011 count Gandharap is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,178 residents. Its 204 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Gandharap

Gandharap is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gandharap as Available within 5 - 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. The nearest villages by name are Dhamdaha, Dharbia, Dumaria and Dumaria Chakla. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gandharap

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandharap village had a population of 135. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,178 residents.

Gandharap village has 64 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandharap has about 1109 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 913.

Gandharap covers 204 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gandharap falls under Dhamdaha tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

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

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

Gandharap is in Dhamdaha tehsil of Purnia district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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