About Koriad Village

Koriad is a mid sized village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 810, made up of 434 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koriad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koriad village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Gande
Pincode	815312
Area (hectares)	112 hectares
Population	810
Male Population	434
Female Population	376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	866
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Koriad compares

By the 2011 count Koriad is the 68th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 112 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Koriad

Koriad is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Koriad as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Koriad from other places

Koriad lies about 30 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Jamua, about 20 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 Koriad
Nearest railway station	Jamua	20 km
District headquarters	Giridih	30 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gande	33 km

Villages closest to Koriad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Koriad village had a population of 810. That makes it the 68th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Koriad village has 434 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koriad has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Koriad is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koriad covers 112 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Koriad falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Koriad is Jamua, about 20 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 10+ km distance for Koriad.

Koriad is about 30 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koriad is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Jamua is about 20 km away. Giridih is about 30 km away. Gande is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.