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About Garaindih Village

Garaindih is a small village in Kodarma tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 475, made up of 250 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825410, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garaindih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garaindih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Kodarma
Pincode 825410
Area (hectares) 116 hectares
Population 475
Male Population 250
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garaindih compares

By the 2011 count Garaindih is the 51st largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents. Its 116 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Garaindih

Garaindih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garaindih as Available within 5 - 10 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 Garaindih from other places

Garaindih lies about 5.3 km from Kodarma, and the nearest railway station is Koderma Town, about 4.4 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 Garaindih
Nearest railway station Koderma Town 4.4 km
Nearest town Kodarma 5.3 km

Villages closest to Garaindih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garaindih village had a population of 475. That makes it the 51st largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents.

Garaindih village has 250 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garaindih has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Garaindih is 825410. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garaindih covers 116 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garaindih falls under Kodarma tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Garaindih is Koderma Town, about 4.4 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 km distance for Garaindih.

Garaindih is about 5.3 km from Kodarma in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garaindih is in Kodarma tehsil of Kodarma district. Koderma Town is about 4.4 km away. Kodarma is about 5.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naitanr (under 2 km), Baheradih (under 2 km) and Garhai (under 2 km).

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

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