About Harodih Village

Harodih is a mid sized village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 552, made up of 290 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harodih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harodih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Bengabad
Pincode	815312
Area (hectares)	59.99 hectares
Population	552
Male Population	290
Female Population	262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
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 Harodih compares

By the 2011 count Harodih is the 89th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 59.99 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Harodih

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

Harodih lies about 25 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Jamua, about 13 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 Harodih
Nearest railway station	Jamua	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bengabad	15 km
District headquarters	Giridih	25 km

Villages closest to Harodih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harodih village had a population of 552. That makes it the 89th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Harodih village has 290 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harodih has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Harodih is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harodih covers 59.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harodih falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Harodih is Jamua, about 13 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 Harodih.

Harodih is about 25 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harodih is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Jamua is about 13 km away. Bengabad is about 15 km away. Giridih is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.