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About Guniathar Village

Guniathar is a mid sized village in Deori tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 674, made up of 355 males and 319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 305.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Guniathar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Guniathar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Deori
Pincode 815314
Area (hectares) 305.12 hectares
Population 674
Male Population 355
Female Population 319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Guniathar compares

By the 2011 count Guniathar is the 79th largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 305.12 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 Guniathar

Guniathar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Guniathar as Available within 5 - 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 Guniathar from other places

Guniathar lies about 157 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Lodhma, about 6.1 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 Guniathar
Nearest railway station Lodhma 6.1 km
Nearest town Khunti 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Deori 17 km
District headquarters Giridih 157 km

Villages closest to Guniathar

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 Guniathar

As per the Census of India 2011, Guniathar village had a population of 674. That makes it the 79th largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Guniathar village has 355 males and 319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Guniathar has about 899 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 Guniathar is 815314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Guniathar covers 305.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Guniathar falls under Deori tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Guniathar is Lodhma, about 6.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Guniathar.

Guniathar is about 157 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Guniathar is in Deori tehsil of Giridih district. Lodhma is about 6.1 km away. Khunti is about 12 km away. Deori is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhandari (1.9 km), Daridih (1.9 km) and Bagh Raidih (2.9 km).

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

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