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About Gahrajor Village

Gahrajor is a small village in Tisri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 78, made up of 41 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gahrajor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahrajor village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Tisri
Pincode 815313
Area (hectares) 194 hectares
Population 78
Male Population 41
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gahrajor compares

By the 2011 count Gahrajor is the 155th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 527 residents. Its 194 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Gahrajor

Gahrajor is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gahrajor as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gahrajor from other places

Gahrajor lies about 56 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 24 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 Gahrajor
Tehsil headquarters Tisri 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Dhanwar 24 km
Nearest town Jhajha 37 km
District headquarters Giridih 56 km

Villages closest to Gahrajor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahrajor village had a population of 78. That makes it the 155th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 527 residents.

Gahrajor village has 41 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahrajor has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Gahrajor is 815313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gahrajor covers 194 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gahrajor falls under Tisri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gahrajor is Dhanwar, about 24 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gahrajor.

Gahrajor is about 56 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahrajor is in Tisri tehsil of Giridih district. Tisri is about 5.5 km away. Dhanwar is about 24 km away. Jhajha is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandauri (under 2 km), Modibigha (under 2 km) and Satnal (under 2 km).

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

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