About Paharidih Village

Paharidih is a small village in Masalia tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 160, made up of 76 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28 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	Masalia
Pincode	814146
Area (hectares)	28 hectares
Population	160
Male Population	76
Female Population	84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,105
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 the 216th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 28 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

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 32 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Joramow Railway Station, about 25 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	Joramow Railway Station	25 km
Nearest town	Jāmtāra	29 km
Tehsil headquarters	Masalia	32 km
District headquarters	Dumka	32 km

Villages closest to Paharidih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Masalia 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 160. That makes it the 216th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Paharidih village has 76 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharidih has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

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

Paharidih covers 28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paharidih falls under Masalia tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Paharidih is Joramow Railway Station, about 25 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 32 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 Masalia tehsil of Dumka district. Joramow Railway Station is about 25 km away. Jāmtāra is about 29 km away. Masalia is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.