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About Gangadihi Village

Gangadihi is a small village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 277, made up of 144 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangadihi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangadihi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Gobindpur
Pincode 832107
Area (hectares) 83 hectares
Population 277
Male Population 144
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
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 Gangadihi compares

By the 2011 count Gangadihi is the 196th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 563 residents. Its 83 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, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Gangadihi

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

Gangadihi lies about 24 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Pandrasali, about 12 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 Gangadihi
Nearest railway station Pandrasali 12 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Gobindpur 16 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 24 km

Villages closest to Gangadihi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangadihi village had a population of 277. That makes it the 196th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 563 residents.

Gangadihi village has 144 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangadihi has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Gangadihi is 832107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangadihi covers 83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangadihi falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gangadihi is Pandrasali, about 12 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 Gangadihi.

Gangadihi is about 24 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangadihi is in Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Pandrasali is about 12 km away. Chāībāsa is about 14 km away. Gobindpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangidih (under 2 km), Katanga (under 2 km) and Bandna (1.7 km).

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

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