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About Jamdiha Village

Jamdiha is a mid sized village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,261, made up of 629 males and 632 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares.

Jamdiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamdiha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Gobindpur
Area (hectares) 96 hectares
Population 1,261
Male Population 629
Female Population 632
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
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 Jamdiha compares

By the 2011 count Jamdiha is the 64th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Jamdiha

Jamdiha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jamdiha 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 Jamdiha from other places

Jamdiha lies about 141 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Haludpukur, about 17 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
Tehsil headquarters Gobindpur 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Haludpukur 17 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 141 km

Villages closest to Jamdiha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamdiha village had a population of 1,261. That makes it the 64th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents.

Jamdiha village has 629 males and 632 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamdiha has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Jamdiha covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jamdiha falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamdiha is Haludpukur, about 17 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 Jamdiha.

Jamdiha is about 141 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 Gobindpur tehsil of Dhanbad district. Gobindpur is about 9.5 km away. Haludpukur is about 17 km away. Dhanbad is about 141 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birajpur (5.9 km), Rampur (5.9 km) and Nichitpur (8.5 km).

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

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