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About Ghujadih Village

Ghujadih is a small village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 490, made up of 267 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 835 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghujadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghujadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dumri
Pincode 825106
Area (hectares) 116 hectares
Population 490
Male Population 267
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 835
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ghujadih compares

By the 2011 count Ghujadih is the 109th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents. Its 116 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 969.

Getting to Ghujadih

The census records public bus service for Ghujadih as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghujadih from other places

Ghujadih lies about 38 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chegro, about 3.9 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 Ghujadih
Tehsil headquarters Dumri under 2 km
Nearest railway station Chegro 3.9 km
Nearest town Gomoh 21 km
District headquarters Giridih 38 km

Villages closest to Ghujadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghujadih village had a population of 490. That makes it the 109th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents.

Ghujadih village has 267 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghujadih has about 835 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Ghujadih is 825106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghujadih covers 116 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghujadih falls under Dumri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghujadih is Chegro, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghujadih.

Ghujadih is about 38 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghujadih is in Dumri tehsil of Giridih district. Dumri is about under 2 km away. Chegro is about 3.9 km away. Gomoh is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumri (under 2 km), Dudhpania (1.9 km) and Tambagurio (2.3 km).

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

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