About Gidhani Village

Gidhani is a mid sized village in Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 752, made up of 396 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 441 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gidhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gidhani village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Supaul
Tehsil	Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi
Pincode	852105
Area (hectares)	441 hectares
Population	752
Male Population	396
Female Population	356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	899
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gidhani compares

By the 2011 count Gidhani is the 30th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,205 residents. Its 441 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Gidhani

Gidhani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gidhani 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gidhani from other places

Gidhani lies about 23 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Dauram Madhepura, about 16 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 Gidhani
Nearest town	Madhepura	15 km
Nearest railway station	Dauram Madhepura	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi	23 km
District headquarters	Supaul	23 km

Villages closest to Gidhani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi 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 Gidhani

As per the Census of India 2011, Gidhani village had a population of 752. That makes it the 30th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,205 residents.

Gidhani village has 396 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gidhani has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Gidhani is 852105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gidhani covers 441 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gidhani falls under Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gidhani is Dauram Madhepura, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Gidhani.

Gidhani is about 23 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gidhani is in Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi tehsil of Supaul district. Madhepura is about 15 km away. Dauram Madhepura is about 16 km away. Saraigarh Bhaptiyahi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.