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About Gaichhana Village

Gaichhana is a large village in Jaridih tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,689, made up of 1,413 males and 1,276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 568.48 hectares hectares.

Gaichhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaichhana village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Jaridih
Area (hectares) 568.48 hectares
Population 2,689
Male Population 1,413
Female Population 1,276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
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 Gaichhana compares

By the 2011 count Gaichhana is the 9th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,991 residents. Its 568.48 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Gaichhana

Gaichhana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gaichhana 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. The nearest villages by name are Beldih, Bharu, Bhaski and Birsaram. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gaichhana

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaichhana village had a population of 2,689. That makes it the 9th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,991 residents.

Gaichhana village has 1,413 males and 1,276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaichhana has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Gaichhana covers 568.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaichhana falls under Jaridih tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Gaichhana notes the nearest railway station 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 Gaichhana.

Gaichhana is in Jaridih tehsil of Bokaro district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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