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About Geragi Village

Geragi is a small village in Markacho tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 492, made up of 236 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Geragi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Geragi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Markacho
Pincode 825318
Area (hectares) 84 hectares
Population 492
Male Population 236
Female Population 256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Geragi compares

By the 2011 count Geragi is the 55th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 948 residents. Its 84 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Geragi

Geragi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Geragi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Geragi from other places

Geragi lies about 7.5 km from Markacho, and the nearest railway station is Nawadih, about 6.0 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 Geragi
Nearest railway station Nawadih 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Markacho 7.5 km
Nearest town Kodarma 22 km

Villages closest to Geragi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Geragi village had a population of 492. That makes it the 55th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 948 residents.

Geragi village has 236 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Geragi has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Geragi is 825318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Geragi covers 84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Geragi falls under Markacho tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Geragi is Nawadih, about 6.0 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 10+ km distance for Geragi.

Geragi is about 7.5 km from Markacho in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Geragi is in Markacho tehsil of Kodarma district. Nawadih is about 6.0 km away. Markacho is about 7.5 km away. Kodarma is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Babhandiha (under 2 km), Barwadih (under 2 km) and Sonedih (under 2 km).

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

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