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About Gidakole Village

Gidakole is a small village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12, made up of 7 males and 5 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 714 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gidakole Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gidakole village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Borio
Pincode 816120
Area (hectares) 37.62 hectares
Population 12
Male Population 7
Female Population 5
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 714
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gidakole compares

By the 2011 count Gidakole is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 37.62 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Gidakole

Gidakole is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gidakole as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gidakole from other places

Gidakole lies about 21 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Kalian Chak, 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 Gidakole
Tehsil headquarters Borio 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Kalian Chak 18 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 21 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 21 km

Villages closest to Gidakole

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gidakole village had a population of 12. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Gidakole village has 7 males and 5 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gidakole has about 714 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Gidakole is 816120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gidakole covers 37.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gidakole falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gidakole is Kalian Chak, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gidakole.

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

Gidakole is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Borio is about 4.8 km away. Kalian Chak is about 18 km away. Sahibganj 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 Dhogora (under 2 km), Rangmatia (under 2 km) and Bishunpur (under 2 km).

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

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