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About Gidhio Village

Gidhio is a small village in Jamua tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 392, made up of 193 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gidhio Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gidhio village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Jamua
Pincode 815316
Area (hectares) 147.21 hectares
Population 392
Male Population 193
Female Population 199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gidhio compares

By the 2011 count Gidhio is the 211th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 147.21 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Gidhio

Gidhio is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gidhio as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gidhio from other places

Gidhio lies about 117 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Kansar Nawadah, about 13 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 Gidhio
Nearest railway station Kansar Nawadah 13 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Jamua 23 km
District headquarters Giridih 117 km

Villages closest to Gidhio

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.

Common questions about Gidhio

As per the Census of India 2011, Gidhio village had a population of 392. That makes it the 211th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Gidhio village has 193 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gidhio has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Gidhio is 815316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gidhio covers 147.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gidhio falls under Jamua tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gidhio is Kansar Nawadah, about 13 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gidhio.

Gidhio is about 117 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gidhio is in Jamua tehsil of Giridih district. Kansar Nawadah is about 13 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 19 km away. Jamua is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghaidih (under 2 km), Bahu Raidih (under 2 km) and Balaidih (under 2 km).

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

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