About Gajodih Village

Gajodih is a mid sized village in Birni tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,157, made up of 601 males and 556 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajodih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajodih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Birni
Pincode	825324
Area (hectares)	71.85 hectares
Population	1,157
Male Population	601
Female Population	556
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
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 Gajodih compares

By the 2011 count Gajodih is the 53rd largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 71.85 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Gajodih

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

Gajodih lies about 76 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshpur, about 28 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 Gajodih
Nearest railway station	Maheshpur	28 km
Tehsil headquarters	Birni	28 km
Nearest town	Rajauli	31 km
District headquarters	Giridih	76 km

Villages closest to Gajodih

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

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Common questions about Gajodih

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajodih village had a population of 1,157. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Gajodih village has 601 males and 556 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajodih has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Gajodih is 825324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajodih covers 71.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gajodih falls under Birni tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gajodih is Maheshpur, about 28 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 Gajodih.

Gajodih is about 76 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajodih is in Birni tehsil of Giridih district. Maheshpur is about 28 km away. Birni is about 28 km away. Rajauli is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.