About Garagdiha Village

Garagdiha is a mid sized village in Jamua tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 896, made up of 410 males and 486 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,185 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garagdiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garagdiha village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Jamua
Pincode	825412
Area (hectares)	82.62 hectares
Population	896
Male Population	410
Female Population	486
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,185
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Garagdiha compares

By the 2011 count Garagdiha is the 101st largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 82.62 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Garagdiha

Garagdiha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Garagdiha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Garagdiha from other places

Garagdiha lies about 140 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, about 30 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 Garagdiha
Nearest town	Chatrā	5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jamua	19 km
Nearest railway station	Katkamsandi	30 km
District headquarters	Giridih	140 km

Villages closest to Garagdiha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garagdiha village had a population of 896. That makes it the 101st largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Garagdiha village has 410 males and 486 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garagdiha has about 1185 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

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

Garagdiha covers 82.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garagdiha falls under Jamua tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Garagdiha is Katkamsandi, about 30 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Garagdiha.

Garagdiha is about 140 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garagdiha is in Jamua tehsil of Giridih district. Chatrā is about 5.9 km away. Jamua is about 19 km away. Katkamsandi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.