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About Marudih Village

Marudih is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 934, made up of 484 males and 450 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marudih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marudih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dhanwar
Pincode 825418
Area (hectares) 244.29 hectares
Population 934
Male Population 484
Female Population 450
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marudih compares

By the 2011 count Marudih is the 83rd largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 244.29 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Marudih

Marudih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Marudih as Available within 5 - 10 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 Marudih from other places

Marudih lies about 48 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Nawadih, about 9.5 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 Marudih
Nearest railway station Nawadih 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanwar 14 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 18 km
District headquarters Giridih 48 km

Villages closest to Marudih

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 Marudih

As per the Census of India 2011, Marudih village had a population of 934. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Marudih village has 484 males and 450 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marudih has about 930 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 Marudih is 825418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marudih covers 244.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marudih falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Marudih is Nawadih, about 9.5 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 km distance for Marudih.

Marudih is about 48 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marudih is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Nawadih is about 9.5 km away. Dhanwar is about 14 km away. Barki Saria is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhumri (under 2 km), Pipradih (under 2 km) and Balkidih (under 2 km).

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

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