About Hirodih Village

Hirodih is a small village in Kathikund tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 157, made up of 73 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,151 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hirodih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hirodih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Kathikund
Pincode	814103
Area (hectares)	78 hectares
Population	157
Male Population	73
Female Population	84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,151
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 Hirodih compares

By the 2011 count Hirodih is the 150th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 372 residents. Its 78 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Hirodih

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

Hirodih lies about 27 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 12 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 Hirodih
Nearest railway station	Ambajora Shikaripara	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kathikund	27 km
District headquarters	Dumka	27 km

Villages closest to Hirodih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hirodih village had a population of 157. That makes it the 150th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 372 residents.

Hirodih village has 73 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hirodih has about 1151 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Hirodih is 814103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hirodih covers 78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hirodih falls under Kathikund tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hirodih is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 12 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 Hirodih.

Hirodih is about 27 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hirodih is in Kathikund tehsil of Dumka district. Ambajora Shikaripara is about 12 km away. Kathikund is about 27 km away. Dumka is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.