About Durgodih Village

Durgodih is a small village in Birni tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 308, made up of 163 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durgodih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durgodih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Birni
Pincode	825324
Area (hectares)	10.83 hectares
Population	308
Male Population	163
Female Population	145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	890
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 Durgodih compares

By the 2011 count Durgodih is the 140th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 10.83 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Durgodih

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

Durgodih lies about 74 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Gidhaur, about 2.0 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 Durgodih
Nearest railway station	Gidhaur	2.0 km
Nearest town	Jhajha	9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Birni	30 km
District headquarters	Giridih	74 km

Villages closest to Durgodih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Birni 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 Durgodih

As per the Census of India 2011, Durgodih village had a population of 308. That makes it the 140th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Durgodih village has 163 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durgodih has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Durgodih is 825324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durgodih covers 10.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Durgodih falls under Birni tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Durgodih is Gidhaur, about 2.0 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 Durgodih.

Durgodih is about 74 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durgodih is in Birni tehsil of Giridih district. Gidhaur is about 2.0 km away. Jhajha is about 9.5 km away. Birni is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.