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About Sidpahari Village

Sidpahari is a mid sized village in Masalia tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,343, made up of 687 males and 656 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sidpahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sidpahari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Masalia
Pincode 814158
Area (hectares) 244.6 hectares
Population 1,343
Male Population 687
Female Population 656
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sidpahari compares

By the 2011 count Sidpahari is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 244.6 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Sidpahari

Sidpahari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sidpahari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sidpahari from other places

Sidpahari lies about 31 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 16 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 Sidpahari
Nearest railway station Harinsing 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Masalia 31 km
District headquarters Dumka 31 km

Villages closest to Sidpahari

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.

Common questions about Sidpahari

As per the Census of India 2011, Sidpahari village had a population of 1,343. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Sidpahari village has 687 males and 656 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sidpahari has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Sidpahari is 814158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sidpahari covers 244.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sidpahari falls under Masalia tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sidpahari is Harinsing, about 16 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 village for Sidpahari.

Sidpahari is about 31 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sidpahari is in Masalia tehsil of Dumka district. Harinsing is about 16 km away. Masalia is about 31 km away. Dumka is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khayerbani (1.6 km), Charkapathar (1.7 km) and Paharpur (2.2 km).

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

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