About Jhalakdiha Village

Jhalakdiha is a mid sized village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,315, made up of 686 males and 629 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 353 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhalakdiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhalakdiha village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Bengabad
Pincode	815312
Area (hectares)	353 hectares
Population	1,315
Male Population	686
Female Population	629
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhalakdiha compares

By the 2011 count Jhalakdiha is the 23rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 353 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Jhalakdiha

Jhalakdiha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jhalakdiha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jhalakdiha from other places

Jhalakdiha lies about 18 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 5.6 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 Jhalakdiha
Nearest railway station	Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt	5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bengabad	8.7 km
District headquarters	Giridih	18 km

Villages closest to Jhalakdiha

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 Jhalakdiha

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhalakdiha village had a population of 1,315. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Jhalakdiha village has 686 males and 629 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhalakdiha has about 917 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 Jhalakdiha is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhalakdiha covers 353 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhalakdiha falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhalakdiha is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 5.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jhalakdiha.

Jhalakdiha 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.

Jhalakdiha is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt is about 5.6 km away. Bengabad is about 8.7 km away. Giridih is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.