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About Harodih Village

Harodih is a small village in Devipur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 32, made up of 17 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815353, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harodih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harodih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Devipur
Pincode 815353
Area (hectares) 35 hectares
Population 32
Male Population 17
Female Population 15
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harodih compares

By the 2011 count Harodih is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 484 residents. Its 35 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Harodih

Harodih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harodih as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Harodih from other places

Harodih lies about 44 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Jamua, about 13 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 Harodih
Nearest railway station Jamua 13 km
Nearest town Giridih 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Devipur 31 km
District headquarters Deoghar 44 km

Villages closest to Harodih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harodih village had a population of 32. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 484 residents.

Harodih village has 17 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harodih has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Harodih is 815353. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harodih covers 35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Harodih falls under Devipur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Harodih is Jamua, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance for Harodih.

Harodih is about 44 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harodih is in Devipur tehsil of Deoghar district. Jamua is about 13 km away. Giridih is about 25 km away. Devipur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mardandih (3.8 km), Majhiladih (3.8 km) and Siri (4.1 km).

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

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