About Paharidih Village

Paharidih is a mid sized village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 600, made up of 313 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paharidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharidih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Jama
Pincode	814146
Area (hectares)	42 hectares
Population	600
Male Population	313
Female Population	287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Paharidih compares

By the 2011 count Paharidih is the 67th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 42 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Paharidih

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

Paharidih lies about 38 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Madankata Railway Station, about 18 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 Paharidih
Nearest railway station	Madankata Railway Station	18 km
Nearest town	Jāmtāra	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jama	33 km
District headquarters	Dumka	38 km

Villages closest to Paharidih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paharidih village had a population of 600. That makes it the 67th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Paharidih village has 313 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharidih has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Paharidih is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharidih covers 42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paharidih falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Paharidih is Madankata Railway Station, about 18 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 Paharidih.

Paharidih is about 38 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharidih is in Jama tehsil of Dumka district. Madankata Railway Station is about 18 km away. Jāmtāra is about 25 km away. Jama is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.