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About Amdiha Village

Amdiha is a small village in Gopikandar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 72, made up of 36 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amdiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amdiha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Gopikandar
Pincode 814145
Area (hectares) 98 hectares
Population 72
Male Population 36
Female Population 36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Amdiha compares

By the 2011 count Amdiha is the 119th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 327 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Amdiha

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

Amdiha lies about 31 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 13 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 Amdiha
Tehsil headquarters Gopikandar 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Harinsing 13 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 30 km
District headquarters Dumka 31 km

Villages closest to Amdiha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Amdiha village had a population of 72. That makes it the 119th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 327 residents.

Amdiha village has 36 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amdiha has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Amdiha is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amdiha covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Amdiha falls under Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Amdiha is Harinsing, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Amdiha.

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

Amdiha is in Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district. Gopikandar is about 9.8 km away. Harinsing is about 13 km away. Nalhāti is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Namodih (under 2 km), Khairbani (under 2 km) and Ahrochua (2.0 km).

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

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