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About Gadura Village

Gadura is a mid sized village in Karakat tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,609, made up of 853 males and 756 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares.

Gadura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Karakat
Area (hectares) 153 hectares
Population 1,609
Male Population 853
Female Population 756
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadura compares

By the 2011 count Gadura is the 47th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents. Its 153 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 927.

Getting to Gadura

Gadura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gadura 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gadura from other places

Gadura lies about 67 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Ghusia Kalan Halt, about 13 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 Gadura
Nearest town Nāsriganj 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Karakat 10 km
Nearest railway station Ghusia Kalan Halt 13 km
District headquarters Rohtas 67 km

Villages closest to Gadura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadura village had a population of 1,609. That makes it the 47th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents.

Gadura village has 853 males and 756 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadura has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Gadura covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gadura falls under Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gadura is Ghusia Kalan Halt, about 13 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 km distance for Gadura.

Gadura is about 67 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadura is in Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district. Nāsriganj is about 5.5 km away. Karakat is about 10 km away. Ghusia Kalan Halt is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kesuari (under 2 km), Tenua (under 2 km) and Dahiari (1.7 km).

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

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