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About Gajidih Village

Gajidih is a small village in Chakradharpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 188, made up of 87 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,161 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajidih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Chakradharpur
Pincode 833102
Area (hectares) 146 hectares
Population 188
Male Population 87
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,161
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gajidih compares

By the 2011 count Gajidih is the 154th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 833 residents. Its 146 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Gajidih

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

Gajidih lies about 21 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 9.3 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 Gajidih
Nearest railway station Chakradharpur 9.3 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 21 km

Villages closest to Gajidih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajidih village had a population of 188. That makes it the 154th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 833 residents.

Gajidih village has 87 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajidih has about 1161 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Gajidih is 833102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajidih covers 146 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gajidih falls under Chakradharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gajidih is Chakradharpur, about 9.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gajidih.

Gajidih is about 21 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajidih is in Chakradharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Chakradharpur is about 9.3 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Itihasa (under 2 km), Bankitapi (1.9 km) and Unchbita (2.3 km).

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

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