About Jamdiha Village

Jamdiha is a mid sized village in Purbi Tundi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 591, made up of 306 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamdiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamdiha village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dhanbad
Tehsil	Purbi Tundi
Pincode	828109
Area (hectares)	243.01 hectares
Population	591
Male Population	306
Female Population	285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jamdiha compares

By the 2011 count Jamdiha is the 35th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 636 residents. Its 243.01 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

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 5 - 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 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	Purbi Tundi	20 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 Purbi Tundi 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 591. That makes it the 35th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 636 residents.

Jamdiha village has 306 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamdiha has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Jamdiha is 828109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamdiha covers 243.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamdiha falls under Purbi Tundi 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance 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 Purbi Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Giridih is about 14 km away. Purbi Tundi is about 20 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.