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About Gurudih Village

Gurudih is a mid sized village in Gumia tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 572, made up of 305 males and 267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurudih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurudih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Gumia
Pincode 825315
Area (hectares) 179 hectares
Population 572
Male Population 305
Female Population 267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurudih compares

By the 2011 count Gurudih is the 69th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 179 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 985.

Getting to Gurudih

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

Gurudih lies about 57 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Danea, about 14 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 Gurudih
Nearest railway station Danea 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Gumia 21 km
District headquarters Bokaro 57 km

Villages closest to Gurudih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurudih village had a population of 572. That makes it the 69th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Gurudih village has 305 males and 267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurudih has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Gurudih is 825315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurudih covers 179 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gurudih falls under Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gurudih is Danea, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gurudih.

Gurudih is about 57 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurudih is in Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district. Danea is about 14 km away. Gumia is about 21 km away. Bokaro is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhotki Sidhbara (under 2 km), Tusko (1.5 km) and Chipri (1.7 km).

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

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