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About Rodo Village

Rodo is a mid sized village in Bhandaria tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,123, made up of 576 males and 547 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1833.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rodo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rodo village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Bhandaria
Pincode 822125
Area (hectares) 1833.9 hectares
Population 1,123
Male Population 576
Female Population 547
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
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 Rodo compares

By the 2011 count Rodo is the 23rd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 887 residents. Its 1833.9 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Rodo

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

Rodo lies about 40 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, 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 Rodo
Tehsil headquarters Bhandaria 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Barwadih Junction 25 km
Nearest town Medininagar 33 km
District headquarters Garhwa 40 km

Villages closest to Rodo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rodo village had a population of 1,123. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 887 residents.

Rodo village has 576 males and 547 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rodo has about 950 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 967.

The pincode recorded for Rodo is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rodo covers 1833.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rodo falls under Bhandaria tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rodo is Barwadih Junction, 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 Rodo.

Rodo is about 40 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rodo is in Bhandaria tehsil of Garhwa district. Bhandaria is about 9.0 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 25 km away. Medininagar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sinjo (2.4 km), Jonhi Khar (5.2 km) and Pipra (6.1 km).

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

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