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About Ahardih Village

Ahardih is a large village in Nawadih tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,231, made up of 1,649 males and 1,582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 529 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ahardih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ahardih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Nawadih
Pincode 829144
Area (hectares) 529 hectares
Population 3,231
Male Population 1,649
Female Population 1,582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ahardih compares

By the 2011 count Ahardih is the 14th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,962 residents. Its 529 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Ahardih

Ahardih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ahardih as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ahardih from other places

Ahardih lies about 134 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Gurpa, about 6.7 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 Ahardih
Nearest railway station Gurpa 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawadih 11 km
Nearest town Rajauli 18 km
District headquarters Bokaro 134 km

Villages closest to Ahardih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ahardih village had a population of 3,231. That makes it the 14th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,962 residents.

Ahardih village has 1,649 males and 1,582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ahardih has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Ahardih is 829144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ahardih covers 529 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ahardih falls under Nawadih tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ahardih is Gurpa, about 6.7 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 10+ km distance for Ahardih.

Ahardih is about 134 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ahardih is in Nawadih tehsil of Bokaro district. Gurpa is about 6.7 km away. Nawadih is about 11 km away. Rajauli is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narainpur (under 2 km), Dhawatanr (3.2 km) and Taratanr (11 km).

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

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