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About Phursodih Village

Phursodih is a mid sized village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,053, made up of 560 males and 493 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phursodih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phursodih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 121 hectares
Population 1,053
Male Population 560
Female Population 493
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
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 Phursodih compares

By the 2011 count Phursodih is the 41st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 121 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Phursodih

Phursodih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Phursodih 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 Phursodih from other places

Phursodih lies about 15 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 9.2 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 Phursodih
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad under 2 km
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 9.2 km
District headquarters Giridih 15 km

Villages closest to Phursodih

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 Phursodih

As per the Census of India 2011, Phursodih village had a population of 1,053. That makes it the 41st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Phursodih village has 560 males and 493 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phursodih has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

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

Phursodih covers 121 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Phursodih falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Phursodih is Maheshmunda Junction, about 9.2 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 Phursodih.

Phursodih 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.

Phursodih is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Bengabad is about under 2 km away. Maheshmunda Junction is about 9.2 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 Mansinghdih (under 2 km), Kishuni Chak (under 2 km) and Bengabad (under 2 km).

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

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