About Jhalakdih Village

Jhalakdih is a small village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 389, made up of 181 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,149 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhalakdih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhalakdih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Dhanwar
Pincode	825412
Area (hectares)	56.05 hectares
Population	389
Male Population	181
Female Population	208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,149
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jhalakdih compares

By the 2011 count Jhalakdih is the 189th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 56.05 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Jhalakdih

Jhalakdih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhalakdih 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jhalakdih from other places

Jhalakdih lies about 59 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Parsabad, 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 Jhalakdih
Nearest railway station	Parsabad	1.5 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhanwar	26 km
District headquarters	Giridih	59 km

Villages closest to Jhalakdih

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 Jhalakdih

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhalakdih village had a population of 389. That makes it the 189th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Jhalakdih village has 181 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhalakdih has about 1149 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

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

Jhalakdih covers 56.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhalakdih falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhalakdih is Parsabad, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Jhalakdih.

Jhalakdih is about 59 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhalakdih is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Parsabad is about 1.5 km away. Barki Saria is about 22 km away. Dhanwar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.