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About Gordih Village

Gordih is a small village in Chandil tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 225, made up of 116 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gordih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gordih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Chandil
Pincode 832404
Area (hectares) 27.24 hectares
Population 225
Male Population 116
Female Population 109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
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 Gordih compares

By the 2011 count Gordih is the 94th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,064 residents. Its 27.24 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Gordih

Gordih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gordih 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 Gordih from other places

Gordih lies about 14 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Chandil Junction, about 13 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 Gordih
Tehsil headquarters Chandil 11 km
Nearest railway station Chandil Junction 13 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 14 km
Nearest town Bhetia 28 km

Villages closest to Gordih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gordih village had a population of 225. That makes it the 94th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,064 residents.

Gordih village has 116 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gordih has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Gordih is 832404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gordih covers 27.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gordih falls under Chandil tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gordih is Chandil Junction, about 13 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 Gordih.

Gordih is about 14 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gordih is in Chandil tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Chandil is about 11 km away. Chandil Junction is about 13 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Janta (under 2 km), Dirlang (under 2 km) and Rugri (under 2 km).

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

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