About Gordih Village

Gordih is a mid sized village in Barbigha tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,125, made up of 592 males and 533 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.4 hectares hectares.

Gordih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gordih village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sheikhpura
Tehsil	Barbigha
Area (hectares)	74.4 hectares
Population	1,125
Male Population	592
Female Population	533
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
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 Gordih compares

By the 2011 count Gordih is the 27th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,079 residents. Its 74.4 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Gordih

Gordih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gordih 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 Gordih from other places

Gordih lies about 12 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 6.7 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 Gordih
Nearest town	Bar Bigha	6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barbigha	6.7 km
Nearest railway station	Sarsa Jamalpur	6.7 km
District headquarters	Sheikhpura	12 km

Villages closest to Gordih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gordih village had a population of 1,125. That makes it the 27th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,079 residents.

Gordih village has 592 males and 533 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gordih has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Gordih covers 74.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gordih falls under Barbigha tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gordih is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 6.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gordih.

Gordih is about 12 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gordih is in Barbigha tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Bar Bigha is about 6.6 km away. Barbigha is about 6.7 km away. Sarsa Jamalpur is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.