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About Gardih Village

Gardih is a mid sized village in Deori tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,196, made up of 620 males and 576 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gardih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gardih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Deori
Pincode 815314
Area (hectares) 52 hectares
Population 1,196
Male Population 620
Female Population 576
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gardih compares

By the 2011 count Gardih is the 39th largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 52 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Gardih

Gardih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gardih as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gardih from other places

Gardih lies about 170 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Nagjua, about 1.9 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 Gardih
Nearest railway station Nagjua 1.9 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Deori 32 km
District headquarters Giridih 170 km

Villages closest to Gardih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gardih village had a population of 1,196. That makes it the 39th largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Gardih village has 620 males and 576 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gardih has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Gardih is 815314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gardih covers 52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gardih falls under Deori tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gardih is Nagjua, about 1.9 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 km distance for Gardih.

Gardih is about 170 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gardih is in Deori tehsil of Giridih district. Nagjua is about 1.9 km away. Lohārdagā is about 20 km away. Deori is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kari (5.7 km), Dhab (7.2 km) and Parbatudih (8.0 km).

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

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