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About Gergedih Village

Gergedih is a small village in Balarampur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 95, made up of 44 males and 51 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,159 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gergedih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gergedih village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Balarampur
Pincode 723143
Area (hectares) 84.58 hectares
Population 95
Male Population 44
Female Population 51
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,159
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 Gergedih compares

By the 2011 count Gergedih is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents. Its 84.58 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Gergedih

Gergedih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gergedih 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. The nearest villages by name are Dumari, Erka, Fatehpur and Garga. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gergedih

As per the Census of India 2011, Gergedih village had a population of 95. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents.

Gergedih village has 44 males and 51 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gergedih has about 1159 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Gergedih is 723143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gergedih covers 84.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gergedih falls under Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gergedih notes the nearest railway station 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 Gergedih.

Gergedih is in Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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