About Khairidih Village

Khairidih is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 898, made up of 450 males and 448 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khairidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khairidih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Dhanwar
Pincode	825412
Area (hectares)	184 hectares
Population	898
Male Population	450
Female Population	448
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Khairidih compares

By the 2011 count Khairidih is the 88th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 184 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Khairidih

Khairidih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Khairidih as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Khairidih from other places

Khairidih lies about 46 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 9.3 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 Khairidih
Nearest railway station	Dhanwar	9.3 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	21 km
District headquarters	Giridih	46 km

Villages closest to Khairidih

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.

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Khairidih

As per the Census of India 2011, Khairidih village had a population of 898. That makes it the 88th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Khairidih village has 450 males and 448 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khairidih has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

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

Khairidih covers 184 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khairidih falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Khairidih is Dhanwar, about 9.3 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 10+ km distance for Khairidih.

Khairidih is about 46 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khairidih is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 9.3 km away. Barki Saria is about 21 km away. Giridih is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.