About Side Village

Side is a small village in Chinia tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 412, made up of 210 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1144.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Side Overview

Census 2011 figures for Side village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Chinia
Pincode	822125
Area (hectares)	1144.26 hectares
Population	412
Male Population	210
Female Population	202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Side compares

By the 2011 count Side is the 26th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,294 residents. Its 1144.26 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 979.

Getting to Side

Side is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Side as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Side from other places

Side lies about 29 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Meralgram, about 29 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 Side
Nearest railway station	Meralgram	29 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chinia	29 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	29 km

Villages closest to Side

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Side village had a population of 412. That makes it the 26th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,294 residents.

Side village has 210 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Side has about 962 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 979.

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

Side covers 1144.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Side falls under Chinia tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Side is Meralgram, about 29 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 5 - 10 km distance for Side.

Side is about 29 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Side is in Chinia tehsil of Garhwa district. Meralgram is about 29 km away. Chinia is about 29 km away. Garhwa is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.