About Gandihar Village

Gandihar is a small village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 392, made up of 194 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandihar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandihar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil	Tapan
Pincode	733140
Area (hectares)	95.06 hectares
Population	392
Male Population	194
Female Population	198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,021
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandihar compares

By the 2011 count Gandihar is the 201st largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 95.06 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Gandihar

Gandihar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gandihar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Gandihar from other places

Gandihar lies about 137 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 3.5 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 Gandihar
Nearest railway station	Chatra	3.5 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tapan	13 km
District headquarters	Dakshin Dinajpur	137 km

Villages closest to Gandihar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandihar village had a population of 392. That makes it the 201st largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Gandihar village has 194 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandihar has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Gandihar is 733140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandihar covers 95.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gandihar falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gandihar is Chatra, about 3.5 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 within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gandihar.

Gandihar is about 137 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandihar is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Chatra is about 3.5 km away. Nalhāti is about 5.3 km away. Tapan is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.