About Jhagrudih Village

Jhagrudih is a small village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 462, made up of 235 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhagrudih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhagrudih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Dhanwar
Pincode	825418
Area (hectares)	15 hectares
Population	462
Male Population	235
Female Population	227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhagrudih compares

By the 2011 count Jhagrudih is the 173rd largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 15 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Jhagrudih

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

How far is Jhagrudih from other places

Jhagrudih lies about 49 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, 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 Jhagrudih
Nearest railway station	Dhanwar	5.3 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	32 km
District headquarters	Giridih	49 km

Villages closest to Jhagrudih

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 Jhagrudih

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhagrudih village had a population of 462. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Jhagrudih village has 235 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhagrudih 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 933.

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

Jhagrudih covers 15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jhagrudih falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhagrudih is Dhanwar, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhagrudih.

Jhagrudih is about 49 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhagrudih is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 5.3 km away. Barki Saria is about 32 km away. Giridih is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.