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About Shamdih Village

Shamdih is a mid sized village in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,188, made up of 633 males and 555 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shamdih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shamdih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Baghmara Cum Katras
Pincode 828105
Area (hectares) 34.03 hectares
Population 1,188
Male Population 633
Female Population 555
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Shamdih compares

By the 2011 count Shamdih is the 76th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents. Its 34.03 hectares work out to about 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Shamdih

The census records public bus service for Shamdih 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shamdih from other places

Shamdih lies about 31 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 20 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 Shamdih
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 20 km
Nearest town Giridih 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Baghmara Cum Katras 31 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 31 km

Villages closest to Shamdih

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 Shamdih

As per the Census of India 2011, Shamdih village had a population of 1,188. That makes it the 76th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents.

Shamdih village has 633 males and 555 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shamdih has about 877 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 Shamdih is 828105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shamdih covers 34.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Shamdih is Maheshmunda Junction, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Shamdih is about 31 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shamdih is in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district. Maheshmunda Junction is about 20 km away. Giridih is about 21 km away. Baghmara Cum Katras is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahathadi (under 2 km), Dumariatanr (5.2 km) and Barwasia (5.9 km).

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

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