About Gahilapur Village

Gahilapur is a mid sized village in Andar tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,106, made up of 529 males and 577 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841287, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gahilapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahilapur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Andar
Pincode	841287
Area (hectares)	54 hectares
Population	1,106
Male Population	529
Female Population	577
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,091
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Gahilapur compares

By the 2011 count Gahilapur is the 34th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents. Its 54 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Gahilapur

Gahilapur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gahilapur 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gahilapur from other places

Gahilapur lies about 21 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Jiradei, about 15 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 Gahilapur
Tehsil headquarters	Andar	9.4 km
Nearest town	Maniar	13 km
Nearest railway station	Jiradei	15 km
District headquarters	Siwan	21 km

Villages closest to Gahilapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahilapur village had a population of 1,106. That makes it the 34th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents.

Gahilapur village has 529 males and 577 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahilapur has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Gahilapur is 841287. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gahilapur covers 54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gahilapur falls under Andar tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gahilapur is Jiradei, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gahilapur.

Gahilapur is about 21 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahilapur is in Andar tehsil of Siwan district. Andar is about 9.4 km away. Maniar is about 13 km away. Jiradei is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.