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About Gumdadih Village

Gumdadih is a small village in Kuchai tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 233, made up of 113 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gumdadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gumdadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Kuchai
Pincode 833101
Area (hectares) 46 hectares
Population 233
Male Population 113
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
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 Gumdadih compares

By the 2011 count Gumdadih is the 81st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 651 residents. Its 46 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Gumdadih

Gumdadih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gumdadih 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 Gumdadih from other places

Gumdadih lies about 25 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Barabambo, about 8.0 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 Gumdadih
Nearest railway station Barabambo 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuchai 8.4 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 13 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 25 km

Villages closest to Gumdadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gumdadih village had a population of 233. That makes it the 81st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 651 residents.

Gumdadih village has 113 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gumdadih has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Gumdadih is 833101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gumdadih covers 46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gumdadih falls under Kuchai tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gumdadih is Barabambo, about 8.0 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 Gumdadih.

Gumdadih is about 25 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gumdadih is in Kuchai tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Barabambo is about 8.0 km away. Kuchai is about 8.4 km away. Chakradharpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pandakata (under 2 km), Surabera (under 2 km) and Mundadeo (1.7 km).

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

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