About Gajidih Village

Gajidih is a small village in Dumaria tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 435, made up of 211 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajidih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Dumaria
Pincode	831002
Area (hectares)	104 hectares
Population	435
Male Population	211
Female Population	224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,062
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 Gajidih compares

By the 2011 count Gajidih is the 59th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 688 residents. Its 104 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Gajidih

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

Gajidih lies about 100 km from Purbi 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
Tehsil headquarters	Dumaria	35 km
District headquarters	Purbi Singhbhum	100 km

Villages closest to Gajidih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajidih village had a population of 435. That makes it the 59th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 688 residents.

Gajidih village has 211 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajidih has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Gajidih is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajidih covers 104 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gajidih falls under Dumaria tehsil of Purbi 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gajidih.

Gajidih is about 100 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajidih is in Dumaria tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Chakradharpur is about 9.3 km away. Dumaria is about 35 km away. Purbi Singhbhum is about 100 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.