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About Jaruadih Village

Jaruadih is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 943, made up of 494 males and 449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaruadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaruadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dhanwar
Pincode 825412
Area (hectares) 147 hectares
Population 943
Male Population 494
Female Population 449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
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 Jaruadih compares

By the 2011 count Jaruadih is the 81st largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 147 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Jaruadih

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

Jaruadih lies about 52 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Nawadih, about 4.8 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 Jaruadih
Nearest railway station Nawadih 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanwar 12 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 26 km
District headquarters Giridih 52 km

Villages closest to Jaruadih

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 Jaruadih

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaruadih village had a population of 943. That makes it the 81st largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Jaruadih village has 494 males and 449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaruadih has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

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

Jaruadih covers 147 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jaruadih falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jaruadih is Nawadih, about 4.8 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 Jaruadih.

Jaruadih is about 52 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaruadih is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Nawadih is about 4.8 km away. Dhanwar is about 12 km away. Barki Saria is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Juruadih (under 2 km), Potmagarha (under 2 km) and Monodih (under 2 km).

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

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