About Paharidih Village

Paharidih is a small village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 42, made up of 22 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814120, 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	Jarmundi
Pincode	814120
Area (hectares)	74 hectares
Population	42
Male Population	22
Female Population	20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
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 Paharidih compares

By the 2011 count Paharidih is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Paharidih

Paharidih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Paharidih 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 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	Jarmundi	30 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 Jarmundi 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 42. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Paharidih village has 22 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharidih has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Paharidih is 814120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharidih covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paharidih falls under Jarmundi 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 10+ km distance 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 Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district. Madankata Railway Station is about 18 km away. Jāmtāra is about 25 km away. Jarmundi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.