About Alagdesi Village

Alagdesi is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,324, made up of 682 males and 642 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alagdesi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alagdesi village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Dhanwar
Pincode	825418
Area (hectares)	201.32 hectares
Population	1,324
Male Population	682
Female Population	642
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Alagdesi compares

By the 2011 count Alagdesi is the 49th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 201.32 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Alagdesi

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

How far is Alagdesi from other places

Alagdesi lies about 51 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Nawadih, about 5.3 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 Alagdesi
Nearest railway station	Nawadih	5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhanwar	12 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	25 km
District headquarters	Giridih	51 km

Villages closest to Alagdesi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alagdesi village had a population of 1,324. That makes it the 49th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Alagdesi village has 682 males and 642 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alagdesi has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Alagdesi is 825418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alagdesi covers 201.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Alagdesi falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Alagdesi is Nawadih, about 5.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Alagdesi.

Alagdesi is about 51 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alagdesi is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Nawadih is about 5.3 km away. Dhanwar is about 12 km away. Barki Saria is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.