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About Naikadih Village

Naikadih is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 683, made up of 354 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naikadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naikadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dhanwar
Pincode 825418
Area (hectares) 42 hectares
Population 683
Male Population 354
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Naikadih compares

By the 2011 count Naikadih is the 129th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 42 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Naikadih

Naikadih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Naikadih as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Naikadih from other places

Naikadih lies about 50 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 6.8 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 Naikadih
Nearest railway station Dhanwar 6.8 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 31 km
District headquarters Giridih 50 km

Villages closest to Naikadih

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 Naikadih

As per the Census of India 2011, Naikadih village had a population of 683. That makes it the 129th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Naikadih village has 354 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naikadih has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Naikadih is 825418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naikadih covers 42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Naikadih falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Naikadih is Dhanwar, about 6.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Naikadih.

Naikadih is about 50 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naikadih is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 6.8 km away. Barki Saria is about 31 km away. Giridih is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tokotanr (under 2 km), Dhanaipur (under 2 km) and Balhara (under 2 km).

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

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