About Ghoskodih Village

Ghoskodih is a small village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 251, made up of 134 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghoskodih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghoskodih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Dhanwar
Pincode	825412
Area (hectares)	17.75 hectares
Population	251
Male Population	134
Female Population	117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	873
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 Ghoskodih compares

By the 2011 count Ghoskodih is the 217th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 17.75 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Ghoskodih

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

Ghoskodih lies about 48 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 4.7 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 Ghoskodih
Nearest railway station	Dhanwar	4.7 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	30 km
District headquarters	Giridih	48 km

Villages closest to Ghoskodih

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 Ghoskodih

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghoskodih village had a population of 251. That makes it the 217th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Ghoskodih village has 134 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghoskodih has about 873 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 Ghoskodih is 825412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghoskodih covers 17.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghoskodih falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghoskodih is Dhanwar, about 4.7 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 Ghoskodih.

Ghoskodih is about 48 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghoskodih is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 4.7 km away. Barki Saria is about 30 km away. Giridih is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.