About Girhidih Village

Girhidih is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,549, made up of 796 males and 753 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Girhidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Girhidih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Dhanwar
Pincode	825412
Area (hectares)	128.31 hectares
Population	1,549
Male Population	796
Female Population	753
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
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 Girhidih compares

By the 2011 count Girhidih is the 41st largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 128.31 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Girhidih

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

Girhidih lies about 45 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 5.6 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 Girhidih
Nearest railway station	Dhanwar	5.6 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	24 km
District headquarters	Giridih	45 km

Villages closest to Girhidih

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 Girhidih

As per the Census of India 2011, Girhidih village had a population of 1,549. That makes it the 41st largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Girhidih village has 796 males and 753 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Girhidih has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

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

Girhidih covers 128.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Girhidih falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Girhidih is Dhanwar, about 5.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Girhidih.

Girhidih is about 45 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Girhidih is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 5.6 km away. Barki Saria is about 24 km away. Giridih is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.