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About Gordih Village

Gordih is a mid sized village in Nimdih tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,806, made up of 940 males and 866 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 540 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, 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 Nimdih
Pincode 832403
Area (hectares) 540 hectares
Population 1,806
Male Population 940
Female Population 866
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gordih compares

By the 2011 count Gordih is the 12th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents. Its 540 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Gordih

The census records public bus service for Gordih 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 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 65 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Kita, about 3.8 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
Nearest railway station Kita 3.8 km
Nearest town Chitarpur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Nimdih 22 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 65 km

Villages closest to Gordih

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 Gordih

As per the Census of India 2011, Gordih village had a population of 1,806. That makes it the 12th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents.

Gordih village has 940 males and 866 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gordih has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

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

Gordih covers 540 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gordih is Kita, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Gordih.

Gordih is about 65 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 Nimdih tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Kita is about 3.8 km away. Chitarpur is about 22 km away. Nimdih is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jharidih (6.7 km), Lawa (10 km) and Hutu (12 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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