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About Gaurang Dih Village

Gaurang Dih is a small village in Adityapur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 185, made up of 100 males and 85 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaurang Dih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaurang Dih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Adityapur
Pincode 833220
Area (hectares) 17 hectares
Population 185
Male Population 100
Female Population 85
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gaurang Dih compares

By the 2011 count Gaurang Dih is the 145th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 623 residents. Its 17 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Gaurang Dih

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

How far is Gaurang Dih from other places

Gaurang Dih lies about 12 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Sini Junction, about 6.7 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 Gaurang Dih
Nearest railway station Sini Junction 6.7 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 12 km
Nearest town Gobindpur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Adityapur 20 km

Villages closest to Gaurang Dih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Adityapur 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 Gaurang Dih

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaurang Dih village had a population of 185. That makes it the 145th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 623 residents.

Gaurang Dih village has 100 males and 85 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaurang Dih has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Gaurang Dih is 833220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaurang Dih covers 17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaurang Dih falls under Adityapur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gaurang Dih is Sini Junction, about 6.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gaurang Dih.

Gaurang Dih is about 12 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaurang Dih is in Adityapur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Sini Junction is about 6.7 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 12 km away. Gobindpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chota Kankra (under 2 km), Bara Kankra (under 2 km) and Jaganathpur (1.9 km).

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

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