About Ghaskaridih Village

Ghaskaridih is a large village in Deori tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,278, made up of 1,201 males and 1,077 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 381 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghaskaridih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghaskaridih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Deori
Pincode	815314
Area (hectares)	381 hectares
Population	2,278
Male Population	1,201
Female Population	1,077
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	897
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghaskaridih compares

By the 2011 count Ghaskaridih is the 13th largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 381 hectares work out to about 6.0 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 Ghaskaridih

Ghaskaridih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghaskaridih as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Ghaskaridih from other places

Ghaskaridih lies about 153 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Itki, about 2.6 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 Ghaskaridih
Nearest railway station	Itki	2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Deori	4.8 km
Nearest town	Rātu	13 km
District headquarters	Giridih	153 km

Villages closest to Ghaskaridih

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.

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Common questions about Ghaskaridih

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghaskaridih village had a population of 2,278. That makes it the 13th largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Ghaskaridih village has 1,201 males and 1,077 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaskaridih has about 897 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 Ghaskaridih is 815314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghaskaridih covers 381 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghaskaridih falls under Deori tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghaskaridih is Itki, about 2.6 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 village for Ghaskaridih.

Ghaskaridih is about 153 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghaskaridih is in Deori tehsil of Giridih district. Itki is about 2.6 km away. Deori is about 4.8 km away. Rātu is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.