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About Hansdiha Village

Hansdiha is a large village in Saraiyahat tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,182, made up of 2,210 males and 1,972 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hansdiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hansdiha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Saraiyahat
Pincode 814145
Area (hectares) 160.3 hectares
Population 4,182
Male Population 2,210
Female Population 1,972
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hansdiha compares

By the 2011 count Hansdiha is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 554 residents. Its 160.3 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Hansdiha

Hansdiha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hansdiha as Available within village. 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 Hansdiha from other places

Hansdiha lies about 41 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Hansdiha, about under 2 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 Hansdiha
Nearest railway station Hansdiha under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Saraiyahat 7.5 km
Nearest town Godda 28 km
District headquarters Dumka 41 km

Villages closest to Hansdiha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hansdiha village had a population of 4,182. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 554 residents.

Hansdiha village has 2,210 males and 1,972 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hansdiha has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Hansdiha is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hansdiha covers 160.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hansdiha falls under Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hansdiha is Hansdiha, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Hansdiha.

Hansdiha is about 41 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hansdiha is in Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district. Hansdiha is about under 2 km away. Saraiyahat is about 7.5 km away. Godda is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saraiya (7.5 km), Saraiyahat (7.5 km) and Sikrabandh (18 km).

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

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