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About Ganjudih Village

Ganjudih is a small village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 95, made up of 47 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141 hectares hectares.

Ganjudih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganjudih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Erki
Area (hectares) 141 hectares
Population 95
Male Population 47
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
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 Ganjudih compares

By the 2011 count Ganjudih is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 141 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Ganjudih

Ganjudih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ganjudih 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 Ganjudih from other places

Ganjudih lies about 28 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 33 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 Ganjudih
Nearest town Būndu 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Erki 28 km
District headquarters Khunti 28 km
Nearest railway station Chakradharpur 33 km

Villages closest to Ganjudih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganjudih village had a population of 95. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Ganjudih village has 47 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganjudih has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1005.

Ganjudih covers 141 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ganjudih falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ganjudih is Chakradharpur, about 33 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 Ganjudih.

Ganjudih is about 28 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganjudih is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Būndu is about 24 km away. Erki is about 28 km away. Khunti is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lobo (under 2 km), Bandugara (1.7 km) and Lebed (2.7 km).

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

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