About Geredih Village

Geredih is a small village in Chakradharpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 246, made up of 134 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Geredih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Geredih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Chakradharpur
Pincode	833102
Area (hectares)	318 hectares
Population	246
Male Population	134
Female Population	112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	836
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 Geredih compares

By the 2011 count Geredih is the 148th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 833 residents. Its 318 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Geredih

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

Geredih lies about 25 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 14 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 Geredih
Nearest railway station	Chakradharpur	14 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	25 km

Villages closest to Geredih

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.

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Common questions about Geredih

As per the Census of India 2011, Geredih village had a population of 246. That makes it the 148th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 833 residents.

Geredih village has 134 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Geredih has about 836 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

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

Geredih covers 318 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Geredih is Chakradharpur, about 14 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 Geredih.

Geredih is about 25 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Geredih is in Chakradharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Chakradharpur is about 14 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.