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About Gadaganj Village

Gadaganj is a small village in Rajmahal tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 434, made up of 235 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadaganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadaganj village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Rajmahal
Pincode 816108
Area (hectares) 56 hectares
Population 434
Male Population 235
Female Population 199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gadaganj compares

By the 2011 count Gadaganj is the 55th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 56 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Gadaganj

Gadaganj is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gadaganj as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Gadaganj from other places

Gadaganj lies about 28 km from Sahibganj. 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 Gadaganj
Tehsil headquarters Rajmahal 2.7 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 2.7 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 28 km

Villages closest to Gadaganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadaganj village had a population of 434. That makes it the 55th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Gadaganj village has 235 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadaganj has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Gadaganj is 816108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadaganj covers 56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gadaganj falls under Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Gadaganj notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Gadaganj.

Gadaganj is about 28 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadaganj is in Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district. Rajmahal is about 2.7 km away. Rājmahal is about 2.7 km away. Sahibganj is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Begampur (under 2 km), Alampur (under 2 km) and Turtipur (under 2 km).

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

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