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About Jaridih Village

Jaridih is a mid sized village in Madhupur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 745, made up of 387 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaridih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaridih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Madhupur
Pincode 814152
Area (hectares) 43 hectares
Population 745
Male Population 387
Female Population 358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
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 Jaridih compares

By the 2011 count Jaridih is the 62nd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 43 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Jaridih

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

Jaridih lies about 6.0 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Jasidih Junction, about under 2 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 Jaridih
Nearest railway station Jasidih Junction under 2 km
District headquarters Deoghar 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Madhupur 27 km

Villages closest to Jaridih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaridih village had a population of 745. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Jaridih village has 387 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaridih has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Jaridih is 814152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaridih covers 43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jaridih falls under Madhupur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jaridih is Jasidih Junction, about under 2 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 Jaridih.

Jaridih is about 6.0 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaridih is in Madhupur tehsil of Deoghar district. Jasidih Junction is about under 2 km away. Deoghar is about 6.0 km away. Madhupur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dudhani (9.9 km), Sani Simra (14 km) and Simratari (14 km).

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

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