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About Ojhadih Village

Ojhadih is a mid sized village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,279, made up of 659 males and 620 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 582 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ojhadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ojhadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815316
Area (hectares) 582 hectares
Population 1,279
Male Population 659
Female Population 620
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ojhadih compares

By the 2011 count Ojhadih is the 24th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 582 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Ojhadih

Ojhadih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ojhadih as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ojhadih from other places

Ojhadih lies about 15 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is New Giridih, about 12 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 Ojhadih
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 8.1 km
Nearest railway station New Giridih 12 km
District headquarters Giridih 15 km

Villages closest to Ojhadih

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 Ojhadih

As per the Census of India 2011, Ojhadih village had a population of 1,279. That makes it the 24th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Ojhadih village has 659 males and 620 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ojhadih has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Ojhadih is 815316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ojhadih covers 582 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ojhadih falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ojhadih is New Giridih, about 12 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 km distance for Ojhadih.

Ojhadih is about 15 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ojhadih is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Bengabad is about 8.1 km away. New Giridih is about 12 km away. Giridih is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kargalo (1.6 km), Kharikwatanr (1.7 km) and Artoka (1.8 km).

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

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