About Jamdiha Village

Jamdiha is a large village in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,548, made up of 1,346 males and 1,202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243 hectares hectares.

Jamdiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamdiha village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dhanbad
Tehsil	Baghmara Cum Katras
Area (hectares)	243 hectares
Population	2,548
Male Population	1,346
Female Population	1,202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	893
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jamdiha compares

By the 2011 count Jamdiha is the 22nd largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents. Its 243 hectares work out to about 10 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 Jamdiha

Jamdiha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jamdiha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jamdiha from other places

Jamdiha lies about 32 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 14 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 Jamdiha
Nearest railway station	Giridih	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baghmara Cum Katras	32 km
District headquarters	Dhanbad	32 km

Villages closest to Jamdiha

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.

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Common questions about Jamdiha

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamdiha village had a population of 2,548. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents.

Jamdiha village has 1,346 males and 1,202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamdiha has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Jamdiha covers 243 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Jamdiha is Giridih, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jamdiha.

Jamdiha is about 32 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamdiha is in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district. Giridih is about 14 km away. Baghmara Cum Katras is about 32 km away. Dhanbad is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.