About Dhumadih Village

Dhumadih is a small village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 389, made up of 181 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,149 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhumadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhumadih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Bengabad
Pincode	815312
Area (hectares)	66 hectares
Population	389
Male Population	181
Female Population	208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,149
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 Dhumadih compares

By the 2011 count Dhumadih is the 139th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Dhumadih

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

Dhumadih lies about 14 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 7.6 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 Dhumadih
Tehsil headquarters	Bengabad	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Maheshmunda Junction	7.6 km
District headquarters	Giridih	14 km

Villages closest to Dhumadih

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 Dhumadih

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhumadih village had a population of 389. That makes it the 139th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Dhumadih village has 181 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhumadih has about 1149 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

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

Dhumadih covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhumadih falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhumadih is Maheshmunda Junction, about 7.6 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 Dhumadih.

Dhumadih is about 14 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhumadih is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Bengabad is about under 2 km away. Maheshmunda Junction is about 7.6 km away. Giridih is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.