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About Udhwadih Village

Udhwadih is a small village in Devipur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 227, made up of 123 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815353, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Udhwadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Udhwadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Devipur
Pincode 815353
Area (hectares) 26 hectares
Population 227
Male Population 123
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
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 Udhwadih compares

By the 2011 count Udhwadih is the 158th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 484 residents. Its 26 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Udhwadih

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

Udhwadih lies about 42 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Jamua, about 21 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 Udhwadih
Nearest railway station Jamua 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Devipur 32 km
Nearest town Jhajha 32 km
District headquarters Deoghar 42 km

Villages closest to Udhwadih

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 Udhwadih

As per the Census of India 2011, Udhwadih village had a population of 227. That makes it the 158th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 484 residents.

Udhwadih village has 123 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Udhwadih has about 846 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 Udhwadih is 815353. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Udhwadih covers 26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Udhwadih falls under Devipur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Udhwadih is Jamua, about 21 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 Udhwadih.

Udhwadih is about 42 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Udhwadih is in Devipur tehsil of Deoghar district. Jamua is about 21 km away. Devipur is about 32 km away. Jhajha is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patharchapti (2.4 km), Kapasia (3.7 km) and Kapsa (3.7 km).

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

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