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About Gidhawa Village

Gidhawa is a small village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 137, made up of 67 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.52 hectares hectares.

Gidhawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gidhawa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 120.52 hectares
Population 137
Male Population 67
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gidhawa compares

By the 2011 count Gidhawa is the 415th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 120.52 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Gidhawa

Gidhawa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gidhawa as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gidhawa from other places

Gidhawa lies about 27 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Ahraura Road, about 18 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 Gidhawa
Nearest town Ahraura 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 10 km
Nearest railway station Ahraura Road 18 km
District headquarters Chandauli 27 km

Villages closest to Gidhawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gidhawa village had a population of 137. That makes it the 415th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Gidhawa village has 67 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gidhawa has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Gidhawa covers 120.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gidhawa falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gidhawa is Ahraura Road, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Gidhawa.

Gidhawa is about 27 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gidhawa is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Ahraura is about 9.9 km away. Chakia is about 10 km away. Ahraura Road is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Piparkharia (1.7 km), Gaighat (1.8 km) and Kusahi (1.9 km).

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

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