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About Jogdiha Village

Jogdiha is a mid sized village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,014, made up of 521 males and 493 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111 hectares hectares.

Jogdiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jogdiha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Shambhuganj
Area (hectares) 111 hectares
Population 1,014
Male Population 521
Female Population 493
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jogdiha compares

By the 2011 count Jogdiha is the 65th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 111 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Jogdiha

Jogdiha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jogdiha as Available within 5 - 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 Jogdiha from other places

Jogdiha lies about 14 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Barahat Junction, about 4.5 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 Jogdiha
Nearest railway station Barahat Junction 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Shambhuganj 14 km
District headquarters Banka 14 km
Nearest town Bānka 14 km

Villages closest to Jogdiha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jogdiha village had a population of 1,014. That makes it the 65th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Jogdiha village has 521 males and 493 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jogdiha has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 879.

Jogdiha covers 111 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jogdiha falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jogdiha is Barahat Junction, about 4.5 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 village for Jogdiha.

Jogdiha is about 14 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jogdiha is in Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. Barahat Junction is about 4.5 km away. Shambhuganj is about 14 km away. Banka is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jogia (under 2 km), Manikpur (under 2 km) and Chandarpur (under 2 km).

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

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