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About Telodih Village

Telodih is a small village in Topchanchi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 462, made up of 226 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Telodih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Telodih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Topchanchi
Pincode 835227
Area (hectares) 44.18 hectares
Population 462
Male Population 226
Female Population 236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Telodih compares

By the 2011 count Telodih is the 70th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,078 residents. Its 44.18 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Telodih

Telodih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Telodih 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Telodih from other places

Telodih lies about 50 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Salaia, about under 2 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 Telodih
Nearest railway station Salaia under 2 km
Nearest town Giridih 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Topchanchi 35 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 50 km

Villages closest to Telodih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Telodih village had a population of 462. That makes it the 70th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,078 residents.

Telodih village has 226 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Telodih has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Telodih is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Telodih covers 44.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Telodih falls under Topchanchi tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Telodih is Salaia, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Telodih.

Telodih is about 50 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Telodih is in Topchanchi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Salaia is about under 2 km away. Giridih is about 6.8 km away. Topchanchi is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaita (4.6 km), Gargara (4.9 km) and Sidhabad (6.6 km).

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

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