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About Jugnudih Village

Jugnudih is a small village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 326, made up of 159 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jugnudih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jugnudih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815316
Area (hectares) 111 hectares
Population 326
Male Population 159
Female Population 167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jugnudih compares

By the 2011 count Jugnudih is the 148th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 111 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 Jugnudih

Jugnudih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jugnudih 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jugnudih from other places

Jugnudih lies about 11 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Salaia, about 8.1 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 Jugnudih
Nearest railway station Salaia 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 9.9 km
District headquarters Giridih 11 km

Villages closest to Jugnudih

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 Jugnudih

As per the Census of India 2011, Jugnudih village had a population of 326. That makes it the 148th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Jugnudih village has 159 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jugnudih has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

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

Jugnudih covers 111 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jugnudih falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jugnudih is Salaia, about 8.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Jugnudih.

Jugnudih is about 11 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jugnudih is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Salaia is about 8.1 km away. Bengabad is about 9.9 km away. Giridih is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bariabad (under 2 km), Taratanr (under 2 km) and Barkitanr (1.6 km).

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

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