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About Gundardih Village

Gundardih is a small village in Basia tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 455, made up of 224 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gundardih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gundardih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Basia
Pincode 835227
Area (hectares) 206 hectares
Population 455
Male Population 224
Female Population 231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
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 Gundardih compares

By the 2011 count Gundardih is the 66th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 206 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Gundardih

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

Gundardih lies about 38 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 15 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 Gundardih
Tehsil headquarters Basia 12 km
Nearest railway station Kurkura 15 km
Nearest town Simdega 34 km
District headquarters Gumla 38 km

Villages closest to Gundardih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gundardih village had a population of 455. That makes it the 66th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Gundardih village has 224 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gundardih has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Gundardih is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gundardih covers 206 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gundardih falls under Basia tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gundardih is Kurkura, about 15 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 Gundardih.

Gundardih is about 38 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gundardih is in Basia tehsil of Gumla district. Basia is about 12 km away. Kurkura is about 15 km away. Simdega is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Takarma (under 2 km), Bartoli (1.9 km) and Kurlaga (2.3 km).

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

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