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About Gudgud Village

Gudgud is a small village in Lapung tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 318, made up of 162 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gudgud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gudgud village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Lapung
Pincode 835234
Area (hectares) 139.52 hectares
Population 318
Male Population 162
Female Population 156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gudgud compares

By the 2011 count Gudgud is the 69th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 139.52 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Gudgud

Gudgud is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gudgud as Available within 10+ 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 Gudgud from other places

Gudgud lies about 49 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 10 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 Gudgud
Tehsil headquarters Lapung 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Bakaspur 10 km
Nearest town Khunti 36 km
District headquarters Ranchi 49 km

Villages closest to Gudgud

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gudgud village had a population of 318. That makes it the 69th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Gudgud village has 162 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gudgud has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Gudgud is 835234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gudgud covers 139.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gudgud falls under Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gudgud is Bakaspur, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Gudgud is about 49 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gudgud is in Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district. Lapung is about 4.0 km away. Bakaspur is about 10 km away. Khunti is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Orekel (under 2 km), Chalha (under 2 km) and Bakronda (under 2 km).

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

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