About Gandhaipur Village

Gandhaipur is one of the larger villages in Pakaur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,736, made up of 4,417 males and 4,319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 353.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandhaipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandhaipur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pakur
Tehsil	Pakaur
Pincode	816107
Area (hectares)	353.55 hectares
Population	8,736
Male Population	4,417
Female Population	4,319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gandhaipur compares

By the 2011 count Gandhaipur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,620 residents. Its 353.55 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Gandhaipur

Gandhaipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gandhaipur as Available within 5 - 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 Gandhaipur from other places

Gandhaipur lies about 6.2 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Dhulian Ganga, about 4.2 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 Gandhaipur
Nearest railway station	Dhulian Ganga	4.2 km
Nearest town	Dhuliān	5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pakaur	6.2 km
District headquarters	Pakur	6.2 km

Villages closest to Gandhaipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandhaipur village had a population of 8,736. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,620 residents.

Gandhaipur village has 4,417 males and 4,319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandhaipur has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Gandhaipur is 816107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandhaipur covers 353.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gandhaipur falls under Pakaur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gandhaipur is Dhulian Ganga, about 4.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gandhaipur.

Gandhaipur is about 6.2 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandhaipur is in Pakaur tehsil of Pakur district. Dhulian Ganga is about 4.2 km away. Dhuliān is about 5.9 km away. Pakaur is about 6.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.