About Modidih Village

Modidih is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,817, made up of 968 males and 849 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Modidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Modidih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Dhanwar
Pincode	825412
Area (hectares)	49.88 hectares
Population	1,817
Male Population	968
Female Population	849
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	877
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 Modidih compares

By the 2011 count Modidih is the 30th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 49.88 hectares work out to about 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Modidih

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

Modidih lies about 45 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 1.5 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 Modidih
Nearest railway station	Dhanwar	1.5 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	30 km
District headquarters	Giridih	45 km

Villages closest to Modidih

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 Modidih

As per the Census of India 2011, Modidih village had a population of 1,817. That makes it the 30th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Modidih village has 968 males and 849 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Modidih has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

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

Modidih covers 49.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Modidih falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Modidih is Dhanwar, about 1.5 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 - 10 km distance for Modidih.

Modidih is about 45 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Modidih is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 1.5 km away. Barki Saria is about 30 km away. Giridih is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.