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About Garhsidam Village

Garhsidam is a mid sized village in Rania tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 636, made up of 327 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 394.6 hectares hectares.

Garhsidam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhsidam village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Rania
Area (hectares) 394.6 hectares
Population 636
Male Population 327
Female Population 309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garhsidam compares

By the 2011 count Garhsidam is the 25th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 601 residents. Its 394.6 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 1010.

Getting to Garhsidam

Garhsidam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garhsidam as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Garhsidam from other places

Garhsidam lies about 37 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Pakra, about 20 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 Garhsidam
Tehsil headquarters Rania 1.7 km
Nearest railway station Pakra 20 km
District headquarters Khunti 37 km

Villages closest to Garhsidam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhsidam village had a population of 636. That makes it the 25th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 601 residents.

Garhsidam village has 327 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhsidam has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Garhsidam covers 394.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Garhsidam falls under Rania tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Garhsidam is Pakra, about 20 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Garhsidam.

Garhsidam is about 37 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhsidam is in Rania tehsil of Khunti district. Rania is about 1.7 km away. Pakra is about 20 km away. Khunti 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 Kishunpur (under 2 km), Belsiyangarh (under 2 km) and Jalmadi (under 2 km).

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

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