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About Makdiha Village

Makdiha is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,958, made up of 1,015 males and 943 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makdiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makdiha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dhanwar
Pincode 825418
Area (hectares) 174 hectares
Population 1,958
Male Population 1,015
Female Population 943
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makdiha compares

By the 2011 count Makdiha is the 24th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 174 hectares work out to about 11 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 Makdiha

Makdiha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Makdiha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Makdiha from other places

Makdiha lies about 50 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Nawadih, about 6.4 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 Makdiha
Nearest railway station Nawadih 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanwar 10 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 25 km
District headquarters Giridih 50 km

Villages closest to Makdiha

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 Makdiha

As per the Census of India 2011, Makdiha village had a population of 1,958. That makes it the 24th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Makdiha village has 1,015 males and 943 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makdiha has about 929 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 Makdiha is 825418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makdiha covers 174 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Makdiha falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Makdiha is Nawadih, about 6.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Makdiha.

Makdiha is about 50 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makdiha is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Nawadih is about 6.4 km away. Dhanwar is about 10 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.

The closest recorded villages are Kusumbhai (under 2 km), Alagdesi (under 2 km) and Chango Singha (under 2 km).

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

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