About Garhdih Village

Garhdih is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 879, made up of 469 males and 410 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garhdih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhdih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Dhanwar
Pincode	825412
Area (hectares)	198.21 hectares
Population	879
Male Population	469
Female Population	410
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	874
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 Garhdih compares

By the 2011 count Garhdih is the 94th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 198.21 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 933.

Getting to Garhdih

Garhdih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Garhdih 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 Garhdih from other places

Garhdih lies about 37 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Rema, about 2.2 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 Garhdih
Nearest railway station	Rema	2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhanwar	4.3 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	27 km
District headquarters	Giridih	37 km

Villages closest to Garhdih

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.

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Common questions about Garhdih

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhdih village had a population of 879. That makes it the 94th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Garhdih village has 469 males and 410 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhdih has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Garhdih is 825412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garhdih covers 198.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garhdih falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Garhdih is Rema, about 2.2 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 Garhdih.

Garhdih is about 37 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhdih is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Rema is about 2.2 km away. Dhanwar is about 4.3 km away. Barki Saria is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.