About Harkhudih Village

Harkhudih is a mid sized village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,110, made up of 575 males and 535 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harkhudih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harkhudih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Bengabad
Pincode	815312
Area (hectares)	113.22 hectares
Population	1,110
Male Population	575
Female Population	535
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
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 Harkhudih compares

By the 2011 count Harkhudih is the 36th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 113.22 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Harkhudih

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

Harkhudih lies about 19 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is New Giridih, about 15 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 Harkhudih
Tehsil headquarters	Bengabad	8.0 km
Nearest railway station	New Giridih	15 km
District headquarters	Giridih	19 km

Villages closest to Harkhudih

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 Harkhudih

As per the Census of India 2011, Harkhudih village had a population of 1,110. That makes it the 36th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Harkhudih village has 575 males and 535 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harkhudih has about 930 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 Harkhudih is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harkhudih covers 113.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harkhudih falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Harkhudih is New Giridih, about 15 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 Harkhudih.

Harkhudih is about 19 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harkhudih is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Bengabad is about 8.0 km away. New Giridih is about 15 km away. Giridih is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.