About Parhodih Village

Parhodih is a small village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 234, made up of 125 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parhodih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parhodih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Dhanwar
Pincode	825318
Area (hectares)	105.9 hectares
Population	234
Male Population	125
Female Population	109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	872
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Parhodih compares

By the 2011 count Parhodih is the 221st largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 105.9 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Parhodih

Parhodih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Parhodih as Available within 10+ 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 Parhodih from other places

Parhodih lies about 45 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, 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 Parhodih
Nearest railway station	Dhanwar	10 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	19 km
District headquarters	Giridih	45 km

Villages closest to Parhodih

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 Parhodih

As per the Census of India 2011, Parhodih village had a population of 234. That makes it the 221st largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Parhodih village has 125 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parhodih has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

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

Parhodih covers 105.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parhodih falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Parhodih is Dhanwar, 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 village for Parhodih.

Parhodih is about 45 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parhodih is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 10 km away. Barki Saria is about 19 km away. Giridih is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.