About Garaidih Village

Garaidih is a mid sized village in Birni tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 655, made up of 332 males and 323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garaidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garaidih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Birni
Pincode	825324
Area (hectares)	125.82 hectares
Population	655
Male Population	332
Female Population	323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Garaidih compares

By the 2011 count Garaidih is the 98th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 125.82 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Garaidih

Garaidih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Garaidih as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Garaidih from other places

Garaidih lies about 49 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Duriatanr Halt, about 23 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 Garaidih
Tehsil headquarters	Birni	16 km
Nearest railway station	Duriatanr Halt	23 km
Nearest town	Jhajha	29 km
District headquarters	Giridih	49 km

Villages closest to Garaidih

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 Garaidih

As per the Census of India 2011, Garaidih village had a population of 655. That makes it the 98th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Garaidih village has 332 males and 323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garaidih has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

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

Garaidih covers 125.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garaidih falls under Birni tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Garaidih is Duriatanr Halt, about 23 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 5 - 10 km distance for Garaidih.

Garaidih is about 49 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garaidih is in Birni tehsil of Giridih district. Birni is about 16 km away. Duriatanr Halt is about 23 km away. Jhajha is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.