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About Pathaldiha Village

Pathaldiha is a small village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 289, made up of 148 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pathaldiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pathaldiha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dhanwar
Pincode 825412
Area (hectares) 65.5 hectares
Population 289
Male Population 148
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
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 Pathaldiha compares

By the 2011 count Pathaldiha is the 206th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 65.5 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Pathaldiha

Pathaldiha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pathaldiha 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 Pathaldiha from other places

Pathaldiha lies about 47 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Nawadih, about 8.3 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 Pathaldiha
Nearest railway station Nawadih 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanwar 10 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 22 km
District headquarters Giridih 47 km

Villages closest to Pathaldiha

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 Pathaldiha

As per the Census of India 2011, Pathaldiha village had a population of 289. That makes it the 206th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Pathaldiha village has 148 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pathaldiha has about 953 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 Pathaldiha is 825412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pathaldiha covers 65.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pathaldiha falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pathaldiha is Nawadih, about 8.3 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 Pathaldiha.

Pathaldiha is about 47 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pathaldiha is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Nawadih is about 8.3 km away. Dhanwar is about 10 km away. Barki Saria is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Galwanti (under 2 km), Magho Khurd (under 2 km) and Chinikiro (under 2 km).

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

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