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About Gandhra Village

Gandhra is one of the larger villages in Sampla tehsil, in the district of Rohtak, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,197, made up of 3,308 males and 2,889 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 984 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 124501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandhra village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Rohtak
Tehsil Sampla
Pincode 124501
Area (hectares) 984 hectares
Population 6,197
Male Population 3,308
Female Population 2,889
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gandhra compares

By the 2011 count Gandhra is the 6th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,694 residents. Its 984 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 845.

Getting to Gandhra

Gandhra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gandhra 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gandhra from other places

Gandhra lies about 15 km from Rohtak, and the nearest railway station is Ismaila Haryana, about 3.6 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 Gandhra
Nearest railway station Ismaila Haryana 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Sampla 7.2 km
Nearest town Sāmpla 7.2 km
District headquarters Rohtak 15 km

Villages closest to Gandhra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandhra village had a population of 6,197. That makes it the 6th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,694 residents.

Gandhra village has 3,308 males and 2,889 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandhra has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 845.

The pincode recorded for Gandhra is 124501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandhra covers 984 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gandhra falls under Sampla tehsil of Rohtak district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Gandhra is Ismaila Haryana, about 3.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gandhra.

Gandhra is about 15 km from Rohtak in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandhra is in Sampla tehsil of Rohtak district. Ismaila Haryana is about 3.6 km away. Sampla is about 7.2 km away. Sāmpla is about 7.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nunond (2.3 km), Atail (2.6 km) and Dataur (3.8 km).

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

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