About Roldih Village

Roldih is a small village in Gopikandar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 279, made up of 156 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 788 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Roldih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Roldih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Gopikandar
Pincode	814145
Area (hectares)	97 hectares
Population	279
Male Population	156
Female Population	123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	788
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Roldih compares

By the 2011 count Roldih is the 55th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 327 residents. Its 97 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Roldih

Roldih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Roldih as Available within village. 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 Roldih from other places

Roldih lies about 31 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, 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 Roldih
Tehsil headquarters	Gopikandar	6.1 km
Nearest railway station	Harinsing	17 km
District headquarters	Dumka	31 km

Villages closest to Roldih

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.

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Common questions about Roldih

As per the Census of India 2011, Roldih village had a population of 279. That makes it the 55th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 327 residents.

Roldih village has 156 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Roldih has about 788 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

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

Roldih covers 97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Roldih falls under Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Roldih is Harinsing, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Roldih.

Roldih 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.

Roldih is in Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district. Gopikandar is about 6.1 km away. Harinsing is about 17 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.