About Jamdiha Village

Jamdiha is a mid sized village in Birni tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 956, made up of 518 males and 438 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jamdiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jamdiha village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Birni
Pincode	825316
Area (hectares)	183 hectares
Population	956
Male Population	518
Female Population	438
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	846
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 Jamdiha compares

By the 2011 count Jamdiha is the 67th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 183 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Jamdiha

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

Jamdiha lies about 78 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Baghi Bardiha, about 32 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 Jamdiha
Tehsil headquarters	Birni	22 km
Nearest railway station	Baghi Bardiha	32 km
Nearest town	Nawāda	35 km
District headquarters	Giridih	78 km

Villages closest to Jamdiha

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 Jamdiha

As per the Census of India 2011, Jamdiha village had a population of 956. That makes it the 67th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Jamdiha village has 518 males and 438 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jamdiha has about 846 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 Jamdiha is 825316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jamdiha covers 183 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jamdiha falls under Birni tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jamdiha is Baghi Bardiha, about 32 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 Jamdiha.

Jamdiha is about 78 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jamdiha is in Birni tehsil of Giridih district. Birni is about 22 km away. Baghi Bardiha is about 32 km away. Nawāda is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.