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About Gawandri Village

Gawandri is a small village in Amnour tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 424, made up of 188 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,255 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares.

Gawandri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gawandri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Amnour
Area (hectares) 62 hectares
Population 424
Male Population 188
Female Population 236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,255
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gawandri compares

By the 2011 count Gawandri is the 100th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,706 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Gawandri

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

How far is Gawandri from other places

Gawandri lies about 32 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Tejpurwa Halt, about 8.5 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 Gawandri
Nearest railway station Tejpurwa Halt 8.5 km
Nearest town Marhaura 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Amnour 11 km
District headquarters Saran 32 km

Villages closest to Gawandri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gawandri village had a population of 424. That makes it the 100th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,706 residents.

Gawandri village has 188 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gawandri has about 1255 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Gawandri covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gawandri falls under Amnour tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gawandri is Tejpurwa Halt, about 8.5 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 - 10 km distance for Gawandri.

Gawandri is about 32 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gawandri is in Amnour tehsil of Saran district. Tejpurwa Halt is about 8.5 km away. Marhaura is about 9.9 km away. Amnour is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bans Dih (under 2 km), Hakma (under 2 km) and Gochhi Chhapra (under 2 km).

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

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