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About Ghujhariya Village

Ghujhariya is a mid sized village in Kersai tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 827, made up of 416 males and 411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 285 hectares hectares.

Ghujhariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghujhariya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Kersai
Area (hectares) 285 hectares
Population 827
Male Population 416
Female Population 411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghujhariya compares

By the 2011 count Ghujhariya is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,961 residents. Its 285 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Ghujhariya

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

Ghujhariya lies about 24 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Biramitrapur, about 56 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 Ghujhariya
Tehsil headquarters Kersai 16 km
District headquarters Simdega 24 km
Nearest railway station Biramitrapur 56 km

Villages closest to Ghujhariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghujhariya village had a population of 827. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,961 residents.

Ghujhariya village has 416 males and 411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghujhariya has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

Ghujhariya covers 285 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghujhariya falls under Kersai tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghujhariya is Biramitrapur, about 56 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ghujhariya.

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

Ghujhariya is in Kersai tehsil of Simdega district. Kersai is about 16 km away. Simdega is about 24 km away. Biramitrapur is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basan (2.1 km), Karangaguri (2.9 km) and Karuarjor (5.6 km).

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

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