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About Gundri Village

Gundri is a large village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,214, made up of 1,649 males and 1,565 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 442 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gundri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gundri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dhanwar
Pincode 825418
Area (hectares) 442 hectares
Population 3,214
Male Population 1,649
Female Population 1,565
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
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 Gundri compares

By the 2011 count Gundri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 442 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Gundri

Gundri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gundri 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 Gundri from other places

Gundri lies about 51 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 8.0 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 Gundri
Nearest railway station Dhanwar 8.0 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 30 km
District headquarters Giridih 51 km

Villages closest to Gundri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gundri village had a population of 3,214. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Gundri village has 1,649 males and 1,565 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gundri has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Gundri is 825418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gundri covers 442 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gundri falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gundri is Dhanwar, about 8.0 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 Gundri.

Gundri is about 51 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gundri is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 8.0 km away. Barki Saria is about 30 km away. Giridih is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaira Singha (under 2 km), Dhanwariadih (under 2 km) and Ratanpur (under 2 km).

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

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