About Gadua Village

Gadua is a mid sized village in Chewara tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,521, made up of 772 males and 749 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162 hectares hectares.

Gadua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sheikhpura
Tehsil	Chewara
Area (hectares)	162 hectares
Population	1,521
Male Population	772
Female Population	749
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadua compares

By the 2011 count Gadua is the 20th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 162 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Gadua

Gadua is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gadua as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Gadua from other places

Gadua lies about 8.4 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Eksari Halt, about 6.1 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 Gadua
Tehsil headquarters	Chewara	3.7 km
Nearest railway station	Eksari Halt	6.1 km
District headquarters	Sheikhpura	8.4 km

Villages closest to Gadua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadua village had a population of 1,521. That makes it the 20th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Gadua village has 772 males and 749 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadua has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Gadua covers 162 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gadua falls under Chewara tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gadua is Eksari Halt, about 6.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gadua.

Gadua is about 8.4 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadua is in Chewara tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Chewara is about 3.7 km away. Eksari Halt is about 6.1 km away. Sheikhpura is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.