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About Acharajdih Village

Acharajdih is a mid sized village in Sikandra tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,535, made up of 793 males and 742 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39 hectares hectares.

Acharajdih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Acharajdih village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Sikandra
Area (hectares) 39 hectares
Population 1,535
Male Population 793
Female Population 742
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Acharajdih compares

By the 2011 count Acharajdih is the 33rd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents. Its 39 hectares work out to about 39 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Acharajdih

Acharajdih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Acharajdih as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Acharajdih from other places

Acharajdih lies about 21 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Bashuachak Halt, about 20 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 Acharajdih
Tehsil headquarters Sikandra 1.5 km
Nearest railway station Bashuachak Halt 20 km
District headquarters Jamui 21 km
Nearest town Jamūī 21 km

Villages closest to Acharajdih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Acharajdih village had a population of 1,535. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents.

Acharajdih village has 793 males and 742 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Acharajdih has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Acharajdih covers 39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 39 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Acharajdih falls under Sikandra tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Acharajdih is Bashuachak Halt, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Acharajdih.

Acharajdih is about 21 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Acharajdih is in Sikandra tehsil of Jamui district. Sikandra is about 1.5 km away. Bashuachak Halt is about 20 km away. Jamui is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kirpa Ramdih (under 2 km), Ramdih Chitauni (under 2 km) and Pachmahua (under 2 km).

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

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