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About Taldih Village

Taldih is a small village in Kathikund tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 440, made up of 211 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taldih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taldih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Kathikund
Pincode 814103
Area (hectares) 163.15 hectares
Population 440
Male Population 211
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
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 Taldih compares

By the 2011 count Taldih is the 50th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 372 residents. Its 163.15 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 Taldih

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

Taldih lies about 34 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 2.4 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 Taldih
Nearest railway station Harinsing 2.4 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Kathikund 34 km
District headquarters Dumka 34 km

Villages closest to Taldih

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.

Common questions about Taldih

As per the Census of India 2011, Taldih village had a population of 440. That makes it the 50th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 372 residents.

Taldih village has 211 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taldih has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

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

Taldih covers 163.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Taldih falls under Kathikund tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Taldih is Harinsing, about 2.4 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 Taldih.

Taldih is about 34 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taldih is in Kathikund tehsil of Dumka district. Harinsing is about 2.4 km away. Rampur Hat is about 22 km away. Kathikund is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taldiha (under 2 km), Musabil (1.7 km) and Kendpahari (1.9 km).

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

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