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About Gaundri Village

Gaundri is a large village in Taraiya tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,670, made up of 1,303 males and 1,367 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.4 hectares hectares.

Gaundri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaundri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Taraiya
Area (hectares) 240.4 hectares
Population 2,670
Male Population 1,303
Female Population 1,367
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gaundri compares

By the 2011 count Gaundri is the 22nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents. Its 240.4 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Gaundri

Gaundri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gaundri 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gaundri from other places

Gaundri lies about 26 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Agauthar Halt, about 3.3 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 Gaundri
Nearest railway station Agauthar Halt 3.3 km
Nearest town Marhaura 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Taraiya 6.3 km
District headquarters Saran 26 km

Villages closest to Gaundri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaundri village had a population of 2,670. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents.

Gaundri village has 1,303 males and 1,367 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaundri has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Gaundri covers 240.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaundri falls under Taraiya tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gaundri is Agauthar Halt, about 3.3 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 km distance for Gaundri.

Gaundri is about 26 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaundri is in Taraiya tehsil of Saran district. Agauthar Halt is about 3.3 km away. Marhaura is about 4.9 km away. Taraiya is about 6.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandanpur (under 2 km), Bhataura (under 2 km) and Bhagwatpur (1.5 km).

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

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