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About Jaridih Village

Jaridih is a mid sized village in Palojori tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 829, made up of 415 males and 414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814160, 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 Palojori
Pincode 814160
Area (hectares) 230.14 hectares
Population 829
Male Population 415
Female Population 414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 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 54th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 605 residents. Its 230.14 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Jaridih

Jaridih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jaridih as Available within 5 - 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
Tehsil headquarters Palojori 6.0 km
District headquarters Deoghar 6.0 km

Villages closest to Jaridih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palojori 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 829. That makes it the 54th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 605 residents.

Jaridih village has 415 males and 414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaridih has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Jaridih is 814160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaridih covers 230.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jaridih falls under Palojori 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 5 - 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 Palojori tehsil of Deoghar district. Jasidih Junction is about under 2 km away. Palojori is about 6.0 km away. Deoghar is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghmara (5.1 km), Baghmara Harladangal (5.1 km) and Moranga (7.7 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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