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About Marudih Village

Marudih is a large village in Deori tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,080, made up of 1,058 males and 1,022 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marudih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marudih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Deori
Pincode 815314
Area (hectares) 176 hectares
Population 2,080
Male Population 1,058
Female Population 1,022
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marudih compares

By the 2011 count Marudih is the 14th largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 176 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Marudih

Marudih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Marudih as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Marudih from other places

Marudih lies about 135 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Gangaghat, about 14 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 Marudih
Nearest railway station Gangaghat 14 km
Nearest town Būndu 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Deori 32 km
District headquarters Giridih 135 km

Villages closest to Marudih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marudih village had a population of 2,080. That makes it the 14th largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Marudih village has 1,058 males and 1,022 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marudih has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Marudih is 815314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marudih covers 176 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Marudih falls under Deori tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Marudih is Gangaghat, about 14 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 village for Marudih.

Marudih is about 135 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marudih is in Deori tehsil of Giridih district. Gangaghat is about 14 km away. Būndu is about 15 km away. Deori is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghodih (under 2 km), Sarua (8.8 km) and Beradih (9.5 km).

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

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