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About Gidhar Village

Gidhar is a small village in Bara tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 316, made up of 170 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.51 hectares hectares.

Gidhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gidhar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Bara
Area (hectares) 93.51 hectares
Population 316
Male Population 170
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gidhar compares

By the 2011 count Gidhar is the 224th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 93.51 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Gidhar

The census records public bus service for Gidhar as Available within <5 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 Gidhar from other places

Gidhar lies about 28 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohgara, about 8.7 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 Gidhar
Nearest railway station Lohgara 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Bara 9.5 km
District headquarters Allahabad 28 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 28 km

Villages closest to Gidhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gidhar village had a population of 316. That makes it the 224th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Gidhar village has 170 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gidhar has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

Gidhar covers 93.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gidhar falls under Bara tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gidhar is Lohgara, about 8.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gidhar.

Gidhar is about 28 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gidhar is in Bara tehsil of Allahabad district. Lohgara is about 8.7 km away. Bara is about 9.5 km away. Allahabad is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basahai (under 2 km), Goisara (under 2 km) and Sonaur (under 2 km).

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

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