About Gowaidih Village

Gowaidih is a small village in Bundu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 362, made up of 183 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gowaidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gowaidih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Bundu
Pincode	835204
Area (hectares)	146 hectares
Population	362
Male Population	183
Female Population	179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
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 Gowaidih compares

By the 2011 count Gowaidih is the 59th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 713 residents. Its 146 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Gowaidih

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

Gowaidih lies about 29 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Gangaghat, 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 Gowaidih
Tehsil headquarters	Bundu	5.9 km
Nearest town	Būndu	5.9 km
Nearest railway station	Gangaghat	18 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	29 km

Villages closest to Gowaidih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gowaidih village had a population of 362. That makes it the 59th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 713 residents.

Gowaidih village has 183 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gowaidih has about 978 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 979.

The pincode recorded for Gowaidih is 835204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gowaidih covers 146 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gowaidih falls under Bundu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gowaidih is Gangaghat, 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 10+ km distance for Gowaidih.

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

Gowaidih is in Bundu tehsil of Ranchi district. Bundu is about 5.9 km away. Būndu is about 5.9 km away. Gangaghat is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.