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About Gasedag Village

Gasedag is a mid sized village in Barwadih tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 592, made up of 300 males and 292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gasedag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gasedag village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Barwadih
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 265 hectares
Population 592
Male Population 300
Female Population 292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gasedag compares

By the 2011 count Gasedag is the 51st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 265 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Gasedag

Gasedag is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gasedag as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gasedag from other places

Gasedag lies about 68 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Mangra, about 27 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 Gasedag
Tehsil headquarters Barwadih 27 km
Nearest railway station Mangra 27 km
Nearest town Medininagar 27 km
District headquarters Latehar 68 km

Villages closest to Gasedag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gasedag village had a population of 592. That makes it the 51st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Gasedag village has 300 males and 292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gasedag has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Gasedag is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gasedag covers 265 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gasedag falls under Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gasedag is Mangra, about 27 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gasedag.

Gasedag is about 68 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gasedag is in Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district. Barwadih is about 27 km away. Mangra is about 27 km away. Medininagar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawadih (18 km), Nawarnogo (21 km) and Harinamar (22 km).

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

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