About Gaigai Village

Gaigai is a mid sized village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 640, made up of 328 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaigai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaigai village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Murhu
Pincode	835216
Area (hectares)	264 hectares
Population	640
Male Population	328
Female Population	312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaigai compares

By the 2011 count Gaigai is the 45th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 264 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Gaigai

Gaigai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gaigai as Available within 5 - 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 Gaigai from other places

Gaigai lies about 21 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, 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 Gaigai
Tehsil headquarters	Murhu	11 km
District headquarters	Khunti	21 km
Nearest railway station	Karra	33 km

Villages closest to Gaigai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaigai village had a population of 640. That makes it the 45th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Gaigai village has 328 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaigai has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Gaigai is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaigai covers 264 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaigai falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gaigai is Karra, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gaigai.

Gaigai is about 21 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaigai is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Murhu is about 11 km away. Khunti is about 21 km away. Karra is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.