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About Paharudi Village

Paharudi 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 78 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paharudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharudi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Masalia
Pincode 814158
Area (hectares) 67.04 hectares
Population 160
Male Population 78
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
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 Paharudi compares

By the 2011 count Paharudi 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 67.04 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 Paharudi

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

Paharudi 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 Paharudi
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 Paharudi

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 Paharudi

As per the Census of India 2011, Paharudi 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.

Paharudi village has 78 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharudi has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

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

Paharudi covers 67.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paharudi falls under Masalia tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Paharudi 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 Paharudi.

Paharudi 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.

Paharudi 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.

The closest recorded villages are Paharidih (under 2 km), Lakhanpur (under 2 km) and Jaruadih (1.6 km).

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

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