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About Gandkida Village

Gandkida is a mid sized village in Kumardungi tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 708, made up of 367 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 468 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandkida Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandkida village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Kumardungi
Pincode 833214
Area (hectares) 468 hectares
Population 708
Male Population 367
Female Population 341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandkida compares

By the 2011 count Gandkida is the 32nd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 468 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1044.

Getting to Gandkida

Gandkida is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gandkida as Available within 10+ 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 Gandkida from other places

Gandkida lies about 29 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 18 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 Gandkida
Nearest railway station Chakradharpur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Kumardungi 29 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 29 km

Villages closest to Gandkida

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandkida village had a population of 708. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Gandkida village has 367 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandkida has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1044.

The pincode recorded for Gandkida is 833214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandkida covers 468 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gandkida falls under Kumardungi tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gandkida is Chakradharpur, about 18 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 <5 km distance for Gandkida.

Gandkida is about 29 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandkida is in Kumardungi tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Chakradharpur is about 18 km away. Kumardungi is about 29 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhonda (4.0 km), Jamuda (8.3 km) and Tangar (15 km).

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

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