About Gajhandih Village

Gajhandih is a small village in Bishungarh tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 438, made up of 226 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajhandih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajhandih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Hazaribagh
Tehsil	Bishungarh
Pincode	829112
Area (hectares)	329 hectares
Population	438
Male Population	226
Female Population	212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gajhandih compares

By the 2011 count Gajhandih is the 65th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 329 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 989.

Getting to Gajhandih

Gajhandih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gajhandih 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gajhandih from other places

Gajhandih lies about 47 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Gumia, about 10 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 Gajhandih
Nearest railway station	Gumia	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bishungarh	14 km
District headquarters	Hazaribagh	47 km

Villages closest to Gajhandih

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

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Common questions about Gajhandih

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajhandih village had a population of 438. That makes it the 65th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Gajhandih village has 226 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajhandih has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Gajhandih is 829112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajhandih covers 329 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gajhandih falls under Bishungarh tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gajhandih is Gumia, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Gajhandih.

Gajhandih is about 47 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajhandih is in Bishungarh tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Gumia is about 10 km away. Bishungarh is about 14 km away. Hazaribagh is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.