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About Jogidih Village

Jogidih is a small village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 417, made up of 218 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jogidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jogidih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 215 hectares
Population 417
Male Population 218
Female Population 199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jogidih compares

By the 2011 count Jogidih is the 122nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 215 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Jogidih

Jogidih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jogidih 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jogidih from other places

Jogidih lies about 18 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 3.4 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 Jogidih
Nearest railway station Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 11 km
Nearest town Madhupur 18 km
District headquarters Giridih 18 km

Villages closest to Jogidih

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 Jogidih

As per the Census of India 2011, Jogidih village had a population of 417. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Jogidih village has 218 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jogidih has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

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

Jogidih covers 215 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jogidih falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jogidih is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Jogidih.

Jogidih is about 18 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jogidih is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt is about 3.4 km away. Bengabad is about 11 km away. Madhupur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalpur (1.7 km), Mohanpur (1.7 km) and Chorkata (1.9 km).

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

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