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About Alagdiha Village

Alagdiha is a small village in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 211, made up of 112 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alagdiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alagdiha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Baghmara Cum Katras
Pincode 828105
Area (hectares) 16.81 hectares
Population 211
Male Population 112
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Alagdiha compares

By the 2011 count Alagdiha is the 158th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents. Its 16.81 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Alagdiha

The census records public bus service for Alagdiha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alagdiha from other places

Alagdiha lies about 7.5 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Rakhitpur, about 3.9 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 Alagdiha
Nearest railway station Rakhitpur 3.9 km
Nearest town Jharia 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Baghmara Cum Katras 7.5 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 7.5 km

Villages closest to Alagdiha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baghmara Cum Katras 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 Alagdiha

As per the Census of India 2011, Alagdiha village had a population of 211. That makes it the 158th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents.

Alagdiha village has 112 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alagdiha has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Alagdiha is 828105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alagdiha covers 16.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Alagdiha falls under Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Alagdiha is Rakhitpur, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Alagdiha.

Alagdiha is about 7.5 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alagdiha is in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district. Rakhitpur is about 3.9 km away. Jharia is about 4.0 km away. Baghmara Cum Katras is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nichitpur (4.5 km), Bhuianbhaga (4.6 km) and Bhuian Paharpur (5.4 km).

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

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