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About Girddharpur Village

Girddharpur is a mid sized village in Barharia tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,113, made up of 537 males and 576 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68 hectares hectares.

Girddharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Girddharpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Barharia
Area (hectares) 68 hectares
Population 1,113
Male Population 537
Female Population 576
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Girddharpur compares

By the 2011 count Girddharpur is the 93rd largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,331 residents. Its 68 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Girddharpur

Girddharpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Girddharpur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Girddharpur from other places

Girddharpur lies about 24 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Sher, about 12 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 Girddharpur
Nearest railway station Sher 12 km
Nearest town Barauli 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Barharia 16 km
District headquarters Siwan 24 km

Villages closest to Girddharpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Girddharpur village had a population of 1,113. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,331 residents.

Girddharpur village has 537 males and 576 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Girddharpur has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Girddharpur covers 68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Girddharpur falls under Barharia tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Girddharpur is Sher, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Girddharpur.

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

Girddharpur is in Barharia tehsil of Siwan district. Sher is about 12 km away. Barauli is about 15 km away. Barharia is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harpur (under 2 km), Shekhpura (1.7 km) and Sauna (2.9 km).

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

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