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About Gatadih Village

Gatadih is a mid sized village in Kurdeg tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 604, made up of 284 males and 320 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,127 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gatadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gatadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Kurdeg
Pincode 835212
Area (hectares) 246 hectares
Population 604
Male Population 284
Female Population 320
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,127
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gatadih compares

By the 2011 count Gatadih is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents. Its 246 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Gatadih

Gatadih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gatadih as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gatadih from other places

Gatadih lies about 47 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Tangarmunda, about 58 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 Gatadih
Tehsil headquarters Kurdeg 8.5 km
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 40 km
District headquarters Simdega 47 km
Nearest railway station Tangarmunda 58 km

Villages closest to Gatadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gatadih village had a population of 604. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents.

Gatadih village has 284 males and 320 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gatadih has about 1127 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Gatadih is 835212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gatadih covers 246 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gatadih falls under Kurdeg tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gatadih is Tangarmunda, about 58 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 village for Gatadih.

Gatadih is about 47 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gatadih is in Kurdeg tehsil of Simdega district. Kurdeg is about 8.5 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 40 km away. Simdega is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daridih (2.1 km), Dumardih (2.2 km) and Kokrachhera (3.1 km).

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

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