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About Ganeshdih Village

Ganeshdih is a small village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 126, made up of 71 males and 55 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 775 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganeshdih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganeshdih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 8.52 hectares
Population 126
Male Population 71
Female Population 55
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 775
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 Ganeshdih compares

By the 2011 count Ganeshdih is the 192nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 8.52 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Ganeshdih

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

Ganeshdih lies about 19 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Jamua, 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 Ganeshdih
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Jamua 15 km
District headquarters Giridih 19 km

Villages closest to Ganeshdih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganeshdih village had a population of 126. That makes it the 192nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Ganeshdih village has 71 males and 55 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganeshdih has about 775 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Ganeshdih is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganeshdih covers 8.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ganeshdih falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ganeshdih is Jamua, 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 Ganeshdih.

Ganeshdih is about 19 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganeshdih is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Bengabad is about 8.7 km away. Jamua is about 15 km away. Giridih is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhotkikharagdiha (under 2 km), Harkhudih (under 2 km) and Misirdih (under 2 km).

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

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