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About Gidung Village

Gidung is a small village in Manoharpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 481, made up of 230 males and 251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 380.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gidung Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gidung village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Manoharpur
Pincode 833106
Area (hectares) 380.89 hectares
Population 481
Male Population 230
Female Population 251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gidung compares

By the 2011 count Gidung is the 60th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 787 residents. Its 380.89 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 991.

Getting to Gidung

The census records public bus service for Gidung 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gidung from other places

Gidung lies about 52 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Manoharpur, about 5.2 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 Gidung
Nearest railway station Manoharpur 5.2 km
Nearest town Bada Barabīl 30 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 52 km

Villages closest to Gidung

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gidung village had a population of 481. That makes it the 60th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 787 residents.

Gidung village has 230 males and 251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gidung has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Gidung is 833106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gidung covers 380.89 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.

Gidung falls under Manoharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gidung is Manoharpur, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Gidung.

Gidung is about 52 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gidung is in Manoharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Manoharpur is about 5.2 km away. Bada Barabīl is about 30 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolbonga (2.2 km), Rabangda (2.5 km) and Patharbasa (3.1 km).

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

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