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About Gajudih Village

Gajudih is a mid sized village in Kharsawan tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 741, made up of 372 males and 369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajudih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajudih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Kharsawan
Pincode 833220
Area (hectares) 130 hectares
Population 741
Male Population 372
Female Population 369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gajudih compares

By the 2011 count Gajudih is the 43rd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 130 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Gajudih

Gajudih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gajudih as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Gajudih from other places

Gajudih lies about 12 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Mahali Marup, about 2.1 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 Gajudih
Nearest railway station Mahali Marup 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharsawan 4.6 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 12 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 24 km

Villages closest to Gajudih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajudih village had a population of 741. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Gajudih village has 372 males and 369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajudih has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

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

Gajudih covers 130 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gajudih falls under Kharsawan tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gajudih is Mahali Marup, about 2.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gajudih.

Gajudih 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.

Gajudih is in Kharsawan tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Mahali Marup is about 2.1 km away. Kharsawan is about 4.6 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hansda (under 2 km), Rengogara (under 2 km) and Harisai (under 2 km).

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

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