is widely distributed. Most of the people depend on agriculture and small scale business for their livelihood. Transportation Rail Gidhaur lies on the Delhi–Howrah main railway line. The Gidhaur railway station (station code GHR) is 2 kilometers away from the center of town. Presently, ten express train and eight passenger train stops here. The railway station can be reached by auto-rickshaw and tumtum (horse-cart). Jhajha, a major railway station, connects Gidhaur to across the country. Road State Highway SH-18 passes through Gidhaur main market alongside Minto tower, connecting it to district headquarters Jamui and nearby major railway station Jhajha. The condition of the road has dramatically improved in last 5 years. Ulai river bridge connects southern smaller villages to the town. Air There is a small helipad at Surendra Singh stadium which is used to land small helicopters. Climate Gidhaur has a humid subtropical climate with extremely hot summers from late March to early June, the monsoon season from late June to late September and a mild winter from November to February. In summer, Temperature rises to 45 °C and in winter It goes down to 5 °C. The table below details historical monthly averages for climate variables. Demographics Total population of Gidhaur town is 7453 according to census of 2011. The male population is 4013 and the female population is 3440. Culture Festivals Durga-puja of Gidhaur is very famous. It is celebrated with much fun-fare and religious way. A folk-line related to Durga-puja of Gidhaur is Kali hai kalkatte ki, Durga hai patsande ki, describes the popularity of it. Thousands of people visit Durga mandir in Navratri. Laxmi Puja is celebrated after the fifth day of Dasami (the last day of Navratri). A month-long mela is held adjacent to Durga mandir to facilitate rural entertainment. A large variety of trees are sold, making this festival very environmentally friendly. In addition to it, Holi, Diwali, Chhath puja, Eid, Muharram, and Ramnavmi are widely celebrated. Sports Football is very popular and is played daily in Kumar Surendra Singh Stadium. Every year a major football tournament is organised. Cricket is also played by most children. There is a regional center of sports authority of India, where sportspersons train for athletics, bollyball, basketball, football etc. Maharaja of Gidhaur Chandrachud Singh was a member of Bihar cricket team in one-day match played at Keenan Stadium Jamshedpur against English team Lord Tennyson's XI on 29