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About Jahanadih Village

Jahanadih is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,158, made up of 587 males and 571 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jahanadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jahanadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dhanwar
Pincode 825318
Area (hectares) 125.13 hectares
Population 1,158
Male Population 587
Female Population 571
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jahanadih compares

By the 2011 count Jahanadih is the 60th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 125.13 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Jahanadih

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

Jahanadih lies about 46 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dasra Halt BH, about 10 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 Jahanadih
Nearest railway station Dasra Halt BH 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanwar 14 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 16 km
District headquarters Giridih 46 km

Villages closest to Jahanadih

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 Jahanadih

As per the Census of India 2011, Jahanadih village had a population of 1,158. That makes it the 60th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Jahanadih village has 587 males and 571 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jahanadih has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Jahanadih is 825318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jahanadih covers 125.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jahanadih falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jahanadih is Dasra Halt BH, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jahanadih.

Jahanadih is about 46 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jahanadih is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Dasra Halt BH is about 10 km away. Dhanwar is about 14 km away. Barki Saria is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ekaguri (under 2 km), Beko (under 2 km) and Katharatanr (under 2 km).

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

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