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About Gouridih Village

Gouridih is a small village in Nimdih tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 460, made up of 226 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gouridih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gouridih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Nimdih
Pincode 832403
Area (hectares) 155 hectares
Population 460
Male Population 226
Female Population 234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gouridih compares

By the 2011 count Gouridih is the 52nd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents. Its 155 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Gouridih

Gouridih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gouridih as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gouridih from other places

Gouridih lies about 67 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Jonha, about under 2 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 Gouridih
Nearest railway station Jonha under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nimdih 20 km
Nearest town Būndu 23 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 67 km

Villages closest to Gouridih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gouridih village had a population of 460. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents.

Gouridih village has 226 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gouridih has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Gouridih is 832403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gouridih covers 155 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gouridih falls under Nimdih tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gouridih is Jonha, about under 2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gouridih.

Gouridih is about 67 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gouridih is in Nimdih tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Jonha is about under 2 km away. Nimdih is about 20 km away. Būndu is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirka (13 km), Bamni (14 km) and Suridih (14 km).

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

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