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About Gujrudih Village

Gujrudih is a small village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 90, made up of 49 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gujrudih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gujrudih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 87 hectares
Population 90
Male Population 49
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 837
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gujrudih compares

By the 2011 count Gujrudih is the 198th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 87 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 943.

Getting to Gujrudih

Gujrudih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gujrudih as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gujrudih from other places

Gujrudih lies about 15 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 6.7 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 Gujrudih
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 6.7 km
District headquarters Giridih 15 km

Villages closest to Gujrudih

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 Gujrudih

As per the Census of India 2011, Gujrudih village had a population of 90. That makes it the 198th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Gujrudih village has 49 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gujrudih has about 837 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 Gujrudih is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gujrudih covers 87 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.

Gujrudih falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gujrudih is Maheshmunda Junction, about 6.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gujrudih.

Gujrudih is about 15 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gujrudih is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Bengabad is about 3.4 km away. Maheshmunda Junction is about 6.7 km away. Giridih is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandio (under 2 km), Gahirjor (under 2 km) and Noniatanr (under 2 km).

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

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