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About Ghirsiri Village

Ghirsiri is a mid sized village in Manatu tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 781, made up of 392 males and 389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 368 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghirsiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghirsiri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Manatu
Pincode 822123
Area (hectares) 368 hectares
Population 781
Male Population 392
Female Population 389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghirsiri compares

By the 2011 count Ghirsiri is the 21st largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 368 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Ghirsiri

Ghirsiri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghirsiri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Ghirsiri from other places

Ghirsiri lies about 166 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Kajri, about 35 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 Ghirsiri
Tehsil headquarters Manatu 34 km
Nearest railway station Kajri 35 km
Nearest town Medininagar 39 km
District headquarters Palamu 166 km

Villages closest to Ghirsiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghirsiri village had a population of 781. That makes it the 21st largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Ghirsiri village has 392 males and 389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghirsiri has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Ghirsiri is 822123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghirsiri covers 368 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghirsiri falls under Manatu tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghirsiri is Kajri, about 35 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 village for Ghirsiri.

Ghirsiri is about 166 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghirsiri is in Manatu tehsil of Palamu district. Manatu is about 34 km away. Kajri is about 35 km away. Medininagar is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chunka (under 2 km), Ghanghri (2.2 km) and Manatu (2.3 km).

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

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