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About Gariadighi Village

Gariadighi is a small village in Deori tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 345, made up of 192 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 797 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gariadighi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gariadighi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Deori
Pincode 815314
Area (hectares) 75 hectares
Population 345
Male Population 192
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 797
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gariadighi compares

By the 2011 count Gariadighi is the 143rd largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Gariadighi

The census records public bus service for Gariadighi as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gariadighi from other places

Gariadighi lies about 130 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Namkon, about 4.0 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 Gariadighi
Nearest railway station Namkon 4.0 km
Nearest town Ranchi 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Deori 20 km
District headquarters Giridih 130 km

Villages closest to Gariadighi

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 Gariadighi

As per the Census of India 2011, Gariadighi village had a population of 345. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Gariadighi village has 192 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gariadighi has about 797 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

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

Gariadighi covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gariadighi falls under Deori tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gariadighi is Namkon, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gariadighi.

Gariadighi is about 130 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gariadighi is in Deori tehsil of Giridih district. Namkon is about 4.0 km away. Ranchi is about 7.8 km away. Deori is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purnigaria (under 2 km), Garhi (under 2 km) and Hariadih (2.9 km).

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

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