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About Gadi Choto Village

Gadi Choto is a small village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 298, made up of 152 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadi Choto Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadi Choto village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jama
Pincode 814146
Area (hectares) 136.3 hectares
Population 298
Male Population 152
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadi Choto compares

By the 2011 count Gadi Choto is the 181st largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 136.3 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Gadi Choto

Gadi Choto is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gadi Choto as Available within <5 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 Gadi Choto from other places

Gadi Choto lies about 26 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Basukinath Railway Station, about 17 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 Gadi Choto
Nearest railway station Basukinath Railway Station 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Jama 20 km
District headquarters Dumka 26 km

Villages closest to Gadi Choto

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jama 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 Gadi Choto

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadi Choto village had a population of 298. That makes it the 181st largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Gadi Choto village has 152 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadi Choto has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Gadi Choto is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadi Choto covers 136.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gadi Choto falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gadi Choto is Basukinath Railway Station, about 17 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gadi Choto.

Gadi Choto is about 26 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadi Choto is in Jama tehsil of Dumka district. Basukinath Railway Station is about 17 km away. Jama is about 20 km away. Dumka is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadidabli (under 2 km), Pargadih Pachhim Patti (under 2 km) and Pargadih Purabpatti (under 2 km).

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

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