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About Sadhwadih Village

Sadhwadih is a small village in Devipur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 294, made up of 148 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815353, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sadhwadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sadhwadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Devipur
Pincode 815353
Area (hectares) 105.32 hectares
Population 294
Male Population 148
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
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 Sadhwadih compares

By the 2011 count Sadhwadih is the 133rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 484 residents. Its 105.32 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Sadhwadih

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

Sadhwadih lies about 45 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 2.6 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 Sadhwadih
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 2.6 km
Nearest town Giridih 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Devipur 29 km
District headquarters Deoghar 45 km

Villages closest to Sadhwadih

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 Sadhwadih

As per the Census of India 2011, Sadhwadih village had a population of 294. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 484 residents.

Sadhwadih village has 148 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sadhwadih has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

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

Sadhwadih covers 105.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sadhwadih falls under Devipur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sadhwadih is Maheshmunda Junction, about 2.6 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 Sadhwadih.

Sadhwadih is about 45 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sadhwadih is in Devipur tehsil of Deoghar district. Maheshmunda Junction is about 2.6 km away. Giridih is about 7.3 km away. Devipur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhwadih (under 2 km), Baijnathpur (under 2 km) and Balraidih (under 2 km).

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

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