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About Gardaha Village

Gardaha is a small village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 227, made up of 116 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gardaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gardaha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 816106
Area (hectares) 32.43 hectares
Population 227
Male Population 116
Female Population 111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gardaha compares

By the 2011 count Gardaha is the 241st largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 32.43 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Gardaha

Gardaha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gardaha as Available within 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 Gardaha from other places

Gardaha lies about 31 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 8.4 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 Gardaha
Nearest railway station Chatra 8.4 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 12 km
District headquarters Pakur 31 km

Villages closest to Gardaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gardaha village had a population of 227. That makes it the 241st largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Gardaha village has 116 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gardaha has about 957 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 1012.

The pincode recorded for Gardaha is 816106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gardaha covers 32.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gardaha falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gardaha is Chatra, about 8.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gardaha.

Gardaha is about 31 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gardaha is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Chatra is about 8.4 km away. Nalhāti is about 10 km away. Maheshpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thakuratola (under 2 km), Kharutola (under 2 km) and Ambaipahari (under 2 km).

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

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