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About Pathandih Village

Pathandih is a mid sized village in Deori tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 640, made up of 347 males and 293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pathandih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pathandih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Deori
Pincode 815314
Area (hectares) 166 hectares
Population 640
Male Population 347
Female Population 293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pathandih compares

By the 2011 count Pathandih is the 88th largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 941.

Getting to Pathandih

Pathandih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pathandih as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pathandih from other places

Pathandih lies about 149 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Balasiring, about 11 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 Pathandih
Nearest railway station Balasiring 11 km
Nearest town Khunti 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Deori 22 km
District headquarters Giridih 149 km

Villages closest to Pathandih

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 Pathandih

As per the Census of India 2011, Pathandih village had a population of 640. That makes it the 88th largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Pathandih village has 347 males and 293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pathandih has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

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

Pathandih covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pathandih falls under Deori tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pathandih is Balasiring, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pathandih.

Pathandih is about 149 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pathandih is in Deori tehsil of Giridih district. Balasiring is about 11 km away. Khunti is about 13 km away. Deori is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Danridih (under 2 km), Domadih (2.6 km) and Sarua (7.4 km).

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

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