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About Geswe Village

Geswe is a mid sized village in Burmu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,785, made up of 898 males and 887 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 377 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Geswe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Geswe village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Burmu
Pincode 835214
Area (hectares) 377 hectares
Population 1,785
Male Population 898
Female Population 887
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Geswe compares

By the 2011 count Geswe is the 14th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 377 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 976.

Getting to Geswe

Geswe is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Geswe as Available within 5 - 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 Geswe from other places

Geswe lies about 29 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Tokisud, about 12 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 Geswe
Tehsil headquarters Burmu 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Tokisud 12 km
Nearest town Patrātu 15 km
District headquarters Ranchi 29 km

Villages closest to Geswe

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Geswe village had a population of 1,785. That makes it the 14th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Geswe village has 898 males and 887 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Geswe has about 988 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 976.

The pincode recorded for Geswe is 835214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Geswe covers 377 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Geswe falls under Burmu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Geswe is Tokisud, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Geswe.

Geswe 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.

Geswe is in Burmu tehsil of Ranchi district. Burmu is about 6.3 km away. Tokisud is about 12 km away. Patrātu is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gutru (under 2 km), Surid (under 2 km) and Korabar (1.7 km).

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

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