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About Jaldiha Village

Jaldiha is a mid sized village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,368, made up of 714 males and 654 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1634 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaldiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaldiha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Shaligram Ram Narayanpur
Pincode 825401
Area (hectares) 1634 hectares
Population 1,368
Male Population 714
Female Population 654
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
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 Jaldiha compares

By the 2011 count Jaldiha is the 38th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 1634 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Jaldiha

Jaldiha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jaldiha 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 Jaldiha from other places

Jaldiha lies about 16 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 33 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 Jaldiha
Tehsil headquarters Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 16 km
District headquarters Chatra 16 km
Nearest town Chatrā 16 km
Nearest railway station Kathautia 33 km

Villages closest to Jaldiha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 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 Jaldiha

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaldiha village had a population of 1,368. That makes it the 38th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Jaldiha village has 714 males and 654 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaldiha has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Jaldiha is 825401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaldiha covers 1634 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jaldiha falls under Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jaldiha is Kathautia, about 33 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 Jaldiha.

Jaldiha is about 16 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaldiha is in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district. Shaligram Ram Narayanpur is about 16 km away. Chatra is about 16 km away. Chatrā is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadalgori (under 2 km), Surhud (under 2 km) and Karamo (2.6 km).

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

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