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About Gasedag Village

Gasedag is a mid sized village in Ranka tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,514, made up of 751 males and 763 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 892 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gasedag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gasedag village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Ranka
Pincode 822125
Area (hectares) 892 hectares
Population 1,514
Male Population 751
Female Population 763
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
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 Gasedag compares

By the 2011 count Gasedag is the 22nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents. Its 892 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Gasedag

Gasedag is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gasedag 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 Gasedag from other places

Gasedag lies about 30 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Mangra, about 27 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 Gasedag
Tehsil headquarters Ranka 13 km
Nearest railway station Mangra 27 km
Nearest town Medininagar 27 km
District headquarters Garhwa 30 km

Villages closest to Gasedag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gasedag village had a population of 1,514. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents.

Gasedag village has 751 males and 763 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gasedag has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Gasedag is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gasedag covers 892 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gasedag falls under Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gasedag is Mangra, about 27 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 Gasedag.

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

Gasedag is in Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district. Ranka is about 13 km away. Mangra is about 27 km away. Medininagar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jasobar (2.2 km), Pindra (3.2 km) and Bohahara (3.3 km).

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

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