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About Giddi Village

Giddi is a small village in Tandwa tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 132, made up of 72 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Giddi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Giddi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Tandwa
Pincode 825321
Area (hectares) 137.04 hectares
Population 132
Male Population 72
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Giddi compares

By the 2011 count Giddi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents. Its 137.04 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Giddi

Giddi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Giddi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Giddi from other places

Giddi lies about 30 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 5.9 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 Giddi
Nearest railway station Shivpur 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Tandwa 12 km
District headquarters Chatra 30 km
Nearest town Chatrā 30 km

Villages closest to Giddi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Giddi village had a population of 132. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents.

Giddi village has 72 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Giddi has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Giddi is 825321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Giddi covers 137.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Giddi falls under Tandwa tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Giddi is Shivpur, about 5.9 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 km distance for Giddi.

Giddi is about 30 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Giddi is in Tandwa tehsil of Chatra district. Shivpur is about 5.9 km away. Tandwa is about 12 km away. Chatra is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Misrol (under 2 km), Khadhai (1.8 km) and Tektha (1.9 km).

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

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