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- LGD code
- 374647
- Pincode
- 834001
- Post office
- Church Road
- Population
- 667
- Households
- 180
- Literacy rate
- 51.9%
- Sex ratio
- 973 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 403
Census 2011 · in context
How Geredih compares
By population, Geredih ranks #75 of 129 villages in Tamar I mandal.
Literacy rate
%
51.9%
−1.5% vs mandal average
- Geredih
- 51.9%
- Tamar I mandal
- 53.4%
- Ranchi district
- 65.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
973
−5 vs mandal average
- Geredih
- 973
- Tamar I mandal
- 978
Household size
people per home
3.7
−0.7 vs mandal average
- Geredih
- 3.7
- Tamar I mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Geredih at a glance
Geredih is a village of 667 people in 180 households (Census 2011) in Tamar I block, Ranchi district, Jharkhand, the 75th-largest of 129 villages in Tamar I block. Literacy is 52%, 2 points below the block average of 53% and the sex ratio is 973 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 834001, served by Church Road post office; the LGD village code is 374647. The village votes in Tamar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vikas Kumar Munda. The population is estimated at 786 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kurkutta →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geredih · this village | 667 | 52% | — |
| Kurkutia · Tamar I | 1,820 | 48% | — |
| Jiling Sereng · Tamar I | 1,114 | 59% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Geredih
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BUNDU
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 261
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 5.16
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Geredih
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Geredih
- LGD code
- 374647
- Pincode
- 834001
- Post office
- Church Road
- Population (Census 2011)
- 667
- Population (projected 2026)
- 786
- Households
- 180
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 973
- Literacy rate
- 51.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Khunti
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Tamar
- Member of Parliament
- Kali Charan Munda
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vikas Kumar Munda
- Block / Mandal
- Tamar I
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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