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About Gobrandha Village

Gobrandha is a mid sized village in Pirtanr tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 512, made up of 277 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gobrandha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobrandha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Pirtanr
Pincode 825108
Area (hectares) 50.29 hectares
Population 512
Male Population 277
Female Population 235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
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 Gobrandha compares

By the 2011 count Gobrandha is the 69th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 572 residents. Its 50.29 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Gobrandha

Gobrandha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gobrandha 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 Gobrandha from other places

Gobrandha lies about 20 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Netaji SC Bose Junction Gomoh, about 19 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 Gobrandha
Tehsil headquarters Pirtanr 10 km
Nearest town Gomoh 19 km
Nearest railway station Netaji SC Bose Junction Gomoh 19 km
District headquarters Giridih 20 km

Villages closest to Gobrandha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gobrandha village had a population of 512. That makes it the 69th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 572 residents.

Gobrandha village has 277 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobrandha has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Gobrandha is 825108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gobrandha covers 50.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gobrandha falls under Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gobrandha is Netaji SC Bose Junction Gomoh, about 19 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 Gobrandha.

Gobrandha is about 20 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobrandha is in Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district. Pirtanr is about 10 km away. Gomoh is about 19 km away. Netaji SC Bose Junction Gomoh is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pokharna (under 2 km), Sohnabad (under 2 km) and Kamharbad (under 2 km).

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

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