About Ganjhandi Village

Ganjhandi is a mid sized village in Jaridih tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 929, made up of 471 males and 458 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 472 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganjhandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganjhandi village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Bokaro
Tehsil	Jaridih
Pincode	829301
Area (hectares)	472 hectares
Population	929
Male Population	471
Female Population	458
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
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 Ganjhandi compares

By the 2011 count Ganjhandi is the 30th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,991 residents. Its 472 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Ganjhandi

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

Ganjhandi lies about 17 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Radhagaon, about 9.7 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 Ganjhandi
Nearest railway station	Radhagaon	9.7 km
Nearest town	Phusro	16 km
District headquarters	Bokaro	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jaridih	18 km

Villages closest to Ganjhandi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganjhandi village had a population of 929. That makes it the 30th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,991 residents.

Ganjhandi village has 471 males and 458 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganjhandi has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Ganjhandi is 829301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganjhandi covers 472 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ganjhandi falls under Jaridih tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ganjhandi is Radhagaon, about 9.7 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 Ganjhandi.

Ganjhandi is about 17 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganjhandi is in Jaridih tehsil of Bokaro district. Radhagaon is about 9.7 km away. Phusro is about 16 km away. Bokaro is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.