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About Gadgandi Village

Gadgandi is a small village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 37, made up of 19 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadgandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadgandi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Boarijor
Pincode 813208
Area (hectares) 59.37 hectares
Population 37
Male Population 19
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
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 Gadgandi compares

By the 2011 count Gadgandi is the 265th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 59.37 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 1013.

Getting to Gadgandi

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

Gadgandi lies about 56 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Taljhari, about 6.1 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 Gadgandi
Nearest railway station Taljhari 6.1 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Boarijor 21 km
District headquarters Godda 56 km

Villages closest to Gadgandi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadgandi village had a population of 37. That makes it the 265th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Gadgandi village has 19 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadgandi has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Gadgandi is 813208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadgandi covers 59.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gadgandi falls under Boarijor tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gadgandi is Taljhari, about 6.1 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 Gadgandi.

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

Gadgandi is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Taljhari is about 6.1 km away. Rājmahal is about 15 km away. Boarijor is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balkani (under 2 km), Bargi (under 2 km) and Bartali (under 2 km).

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

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