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About Achhodih Village

Achhodih is a mid sized village in Majhiaon tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 790, made up of 393 males and 397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Achhodih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Achhodih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Majhiaon
Pincode 822114
Area (hectares) 143 hectares
Population 790
Male Population 393
Female Population 397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Achhodih compares

By the 2011 count Achhodih is the 23rd largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,278 residents. Its 143 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Achhodih

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

Achhodih lies about 16 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Karkatta, about 8.2 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 Achhodih
Tehsil headquarters Majhiaon 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Karkatta 8.2 km
District headquarters Garhwa 16 km

Villages closest to Achhodih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Achhodih village had a population of 790. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,278 residents.

Achhodih village has 393 males and 397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Achhodih has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Achhodih is 822114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Achhodih covers 143 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Achhodih falls under Majhiaon tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Achhodih is Karkatta, about 8.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Achhodih.

Achhodih is about 16 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Achhodih is in Majhiaon tehsil of Garhwa district. Majhiaon is about 6.7 km away. Karkatta is about 8.2 km away. Garhwa is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gogea (under 2 km), Sonpurwa (under 2 km) and Rampur (1.6 km).

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

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