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About Gegda Village

Gegda is a mid sized village in Patratu tehsil, in the district of Ramgarh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,868, made up of 1,011 males and 857 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 386 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gegda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gegda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ramgarh
Tehsil Patratu
Pincode 829119
Area (hectares) 386 hectares
Population 1,868
Male Population 1,011
Female Population 857
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gegda compares

By the 2011 count Gegda is the 14th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents. Its 386 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Gegda

Gegda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gegda 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gegda from other places

Gegda lies about 21 km from Ramgarh. 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 Gegda
Nearest town Saunda 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Patratu 5.3 km
District headquarters Ramgarh 21 km

Villages closest to Gegda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gegda village had a population of 1,868. That makes it the 14th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents.

Gegda village has 1,011 males and 857 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gegda has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Gegda is 829119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gegda covers 386 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gegda falls under Patratu tehsil of Ramgarh district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Gegda notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Gegda.

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

Gegda is in Patratu tehsil of Ramgarh district. Saunda is about 5.1 km away. Patratu is about 5.3 km away. Ramgarh 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 Kini (under 2 km), Bhandra (under 2 km) and Ghaghra (2.0 km).

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

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