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About Guridih Village

Guridih is a mid sized village in Angara tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,755, made up of 882 males and 873 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 956 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Guridih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Guridih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Angara
Pincode 835103
Area (hectares) 956 hectares
Population 1,755
Male Population 882
Female Population 873
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Guridih compares

By the 2011 count Guridih is the 23rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents. Its 956 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Guridih

The census records public bus service for Guridih as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Guridih from other places

Guridih lies about 31 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Jonha, about under 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 Guridih
Nearest railway station Jonha under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Angara 12 km
Nearest town Būndu 23 km
District headquarters Ranchi 31 km

Villages closest to Guridih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Guridih village had a population of 1,755. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents.

Guridih village has 882 males and 873 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Guridih has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Guridih is 835103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Guridih covers 956 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Guridih falls under Angara tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Guridih is Jonha, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Guridih.

Guridih is about 31 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Guridih is in Angara tehsil of Ranchi district. Jonha is about under 2 km away. Angara is about 12 km away. Būndu is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaratoli (under 2 km), Jidu (under 2 km) and Lepsar (2.0 km).

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

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