About Raghaidih Village

Raghaidih is a small village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 454, made up of 228 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raghaidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raghaidih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Bengabad
Pincode	815312
Area (hectares)	40 hectares
Population	454
Male Population	228
Female Population	226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
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 Raghaidih compares

By the 2011 count Raghaidih is the 111th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Raghaidih

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

Raghaidih lies about 9.4 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about under 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 Raghaidih
Nearest railway station	Maheshmunda Junction	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bengabad	8.2 km
District headquarters	Giridih	9.4 km

Villages closest to Raghaidih

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 Raghaidih

As per the Census of India 2011, Raghaidih village had a population of 454. That makes it the 111th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Raghaidih village has 228 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raghaidih has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

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

Raghaidih covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raghaidih falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Raghaidih is Maheshmunda Junction, about under 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 10+ km distance for Raghaidih.

Raghaidih is about 9.4 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raghaidih is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Maheshmunda Junction is about under 2 km away. Bengabad is about 8.2 km away. Giridih is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.