About Gaurdah Village

Gaurdah is one of the larger villages in Salkhua tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,117, made up of 4,819 males and 4,298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 770.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaurdah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaurdah village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Salkhua
Pincode	852127
Area (hectares)	770.85 hectares
Population	9,117
Male Population	4,819
Female Population	4,298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	892
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gaurdah compares

By the 2011 count Gaurdah is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents. Its 770.85 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Gaurdah

Gaurdah is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gaurdah 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gaurdah from other places

Gaurdah lies about 19 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Simri Bakhtiyarpur, about 4.2 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 Gaurdah
Nearest railway station	Simri Bakhtiyarpur	4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Salkhua	6.4 km
Nearest town	Bangaon	18 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	19 km

Villages closest to Gaurdah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaurdah village had a population of 9,117. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents.

Gaurdah village has 4,819 males and 4,298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaurdah has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Gaurdah is 852127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaurdah covers 770.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaurdah falls under Salkhua tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gaurdah is Simri Bakhtiyarpur, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 - 10 km distance for Gaurdah.

Gaurdah is about 19 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaurdah is in Salkhua tehsil of Saharsa district. Simri Bakhtiyarpur is about 4.2 km away. Salkhua is about 6.4 km away. Bangaon is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.