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About Gandharopur Village

Gandharopur is a small village in Sarairanjan tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 77, made up of 37 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandharopur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandharopur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Sarairanjan
Pincode 848505
Area (hectares) 3.02 hectares
Population 77
Male Population 37
Female Population 40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandharopur compares

By the 2011 count Gandharopur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,787 residents. Its 3.02 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Gandharopur

Gandharopur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gandharopur as Available within 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 Gandharopur from other places

Gandharopur lies about 7.8 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Karpurigram, about 2.7 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 Gandharopur
Nearest railway station Karpurigram 2.7 km
District headquarters Samastipur 7.8 km
Nearest town Samāstipur 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarairanjan 10 km

Villages closest to Gandharopur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandharopur village had a population of 77. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,787 residents.

Gandharopur village has 37 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandharopur has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Gandharopur is 848505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandharopur covers 3.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gandharopur falls under Sarairanjan tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gandharopur is Karpurigram, about 2.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gandharopur.

Gandharopur is about 7.8 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandharopur is in Sarairanjan tehsil of Samastipur district. Karpurigram is about 2.7 km away. Samastipur is about 7.8 km away. Samāstipur is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangapur Athar (4.1 km), Mobarakpur (4.8 km) and Sultanpur Morwa (6.2 km).

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

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