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About Purnadih Village

Purnadih is a small village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 457, made up of 226 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purnadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purnadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dhanwar
Pincode 825412
Area (hectares) 68.82 hectares
Population 457
Male Population 226
Female Population 231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
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 Purnadih compares

By the 2011 count Purnadih is the 178th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 68.82 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Purnadih

Purnadih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purnadih 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 Purnadih from other places

Purnadih lies about 42 km from Giridih. 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 Purnadih
Tehsil headquarters Dhanwar 9.1 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 19 km
District headquarters Giridih 42 km

Villages closest to Purnadih

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 Purnadih

As per the Census of India 2011, Purnadih village had a population of 457. That makes it the 178th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Purnadih village has 226 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purnadih has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

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

Purnadih covers 68.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purnadih falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Purnadih notes the nearest railway station 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 Purnadih.

Purnadih is about 42 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purnadih is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 9.1 km away. Barki Saria is about 19 km away. Giridih is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sakhaitanr (under 2 km), Murna (under 2 km) and Katariatanr (under 2 km).

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

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