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About Gandar Village

Gandar is a mid sized village in Taraiya tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,339, made up of 685 males and 654 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83 hectares hectares.

Gandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Taraiya
Area (hectares) 83 hectares
Population 1,339
Male Population 685
Female Population 654
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gandar compares

By the 2011 count Gandar is the 40th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents. Its 83 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Gandar

The census records public bus service for Gandar as Available within <5 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gandar from other places

Gandar lies about 24 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Parsa Kerwan Halt, about 3.8 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 Gandar
Tehsil headquarters Taraiya 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Parsa Kerwan Halt 3.8 km
Nearest town Marhaura 11 km
District headquarters Saran 24 km

Villages closest to Gandar

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 Gandar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandar village had a population of 1,339. That makes it the 40th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents.

Gandar village has 685 males and 654 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandar has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Gandar covers 83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gandar falls under Taraiya tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gandar is Parsa Kerwan Halt, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gandar.

Gandar is about 24 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandar is in Taraiya tehsil of Saran district. Taraiya is about 2.4 km away. Parsa Kerwan Halt is about 3.8 km away. Marhaura 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 Khairati (under 2 km), Chainpur (under 2 km) and Shahnewazpur (2.1 km).

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

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