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About Darudih Village

Darudih is a small village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 147, made up of 68 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,162 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darudih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darudih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dhanwar
Pincode 825412
Area (hectares) 48 hectares
Population 147
Male Population 68
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,162
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 Darudih compares

By the 2011 count Darudih is the 232nd largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 48 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Darudih

Darudih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Darudih 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 Darudih from other places

Darudih lies about 45 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 1.8 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 Darudih
Nearest railway station Dhanwar 1.8 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 30 km
District headquarters Giridih 45 km

Villages closest to Darudih

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.

Common questions about Darudih

As per the Census of India 2011, Darudih village had a population of 147. That makes it the 232nd largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Darudih village has 68 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darudih has about 1162 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Darudih is 825412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darudih covers 48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darudih falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Darudih is Dhanwar, about 1.8 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 Darudih.

Darudih is about 45 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darudih is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 1.8 km away. Barki Saria is about 30 km away. Giridih is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Modidih (under 2 km), Darwedih (under 2 km) and Baghmari (under 2 km).

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

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