About Gandaman Village

Gandaman is a large village in Mashrakh tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,687, made up of 1,382 males and 1,305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189 hectares hectares.

Gandaman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandaman village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Mashrakh
Area (hectares)	189 hectares
Population	2,687
Male Population	1,382
Female Population	1,305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandaman compares

By the 2011 count Gandaman is the 21st largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,844 residents. Its 189 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Gandaman

Gandaman is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gandaman as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gandaman from other places

Gandaman lies about 13 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Saghar Sultanpur Halt, about 5.2 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 Gandaman
Nearest railway station	Saghar Sultanpur Halt	5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mashrakh	13 km
District headquarters	Saran	13 km
Nearest town	Marhaura	20 km

Villages closest to Gandaman

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandaman village had a population of 2,687. That makes it the 21st largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,844 residents.

Gandaman village has 1,382 males and 1,305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandaman has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Gandaman covers 189 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gandaman falls under Mashrakh tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gandaman is Saghar Sultanpur Halt, about 5.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gandaman.

Gandaman is about 13 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandaman is in Mashrakh tehsil of Saran district. Saghar Sultanpur Halt is about 5.2 km away. Mashrakh is about 13 km away. Saran is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.