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About Sidpahari Village

Sidpahari is a small village in Gopikandar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 351, made up of 171 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sidpahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sidpahari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Gopikandar
Pincode 814145
Area (hectares) 214.74 hectares
Population 351
Male Population 171
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sidpahari compares

By the 2011 count Sidpahari is the 42nd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 327 residents. Its 214.74 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Sidpahari

Sidpahari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sidpahari as Available within 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 Sidpahari from other places

Sidpahari lies about 31 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 16 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 Sidpahari
Tehsil headquarters Gopikandar 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Harinsing 16 km
District headquarters Dumka 31 km

Villages closest to Sidpahari

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 Sidpahari

As per the Census of India 2011, Sidpahari village had a population of 351. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 327 residents.

Sidpahari village has 171 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sidpahari has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

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

Sidpahari covers 214.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sidpahari falls under Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sidpahari is Harinsing, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Sidpahari.

Sidpahari 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.

Sidpahari is in Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district. Gopikandar is about 7.2 km away. Harinsing is about 16 km away. Dumka 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 Roldih (under 2 km), Bara Pathar (under 2 km) and Khairbani (1.6 km).

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

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