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About Harwadih Village

Harwadih is a small village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 219, made up of 108 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harwadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harwadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 20.08 hectares
Population 219
Male Population 108
Female Population 111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harwadih compares

By the 2011 count Harwadih is the 170th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 20.08 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Harwadih

Harwadih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harwadih as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harwadih from other places

Harwadih lies about 7.0 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is New Giridih, about 3.0 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 Harwadih
Nearest railway station New Giridih 3.0 km
District headquarters Giridih 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 7.2 km

Villages closest to Harwadih

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.

Common questions about Harwadih

As per the Census of India 2011, Harwadih village had a population of 219. That makes it the 170th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Harwadih village has 108 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harwadih has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

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

Harwadih covers 20.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harwadih falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Harwadih is New Giridih, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Harwadih.

Harwadih is about 7.0 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harwadih is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. New Giridih is about 3.0 km away. Giridih is about 7.0 km away. Bengabad is about 7.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doma Pahari (under 2 km), Khandoli (under 2 km) and Danuadih (under 2 km).

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

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