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About Gajiadih Village

Gajiadih is a mid sized village in Sarath tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 848, made up of 456 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajiadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajiadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Sarath
Pincode 814149
Area (hectares) 120 hectares
Population 848
Male Population 456
Female Population 392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gajiadih compares

By the 2011 count Gajiadih is the 51st largest of the 326 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Gajiadih

Gajiadih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gajiadih as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Gajiadih from other places

Gajiadih lies about 34 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Joramow Railway Station, about 15 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 Gajiadih
Tehsil headquarters Sarath 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Joramow Railway Station 15 km
Nearest town Madhupur 22 km
District headquarters Deoghar 34 km

Villages closest to Gajiadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajiadih village had a population of 848. That makes it the 51st largest of the 326 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Gajiadih village has 456 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajiadih has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Gajiadih is 814149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajiadih covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gajiadih falls under Sarath tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gajiadih is Joramow Railway Station, about 15 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 10+ km distance for Gajiadih.

Gajiadih is about 34 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajiadih is in Sarath tehsil of Deoghar district. Sarath is about 2.8 km away. Joramow Railway Station is about 15 km away. Madhupur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tetariatanr (under 2 km), Kura (under 2 km) and Satbehri (under 2 km).

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

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