About Rajgarha Village

Rajgarha is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 511, made up of 271 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajgarha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajgarha village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Dhanwar
Pincode	825412
Area (hectares)	20 hectares
Population	511
Male Population	271
Female Population	240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	886
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 Rajgarha compares

By the 2011 count Rajgarha is the 162nd largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 20 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Rajgarha

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

Rajgarha lies about 47 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 3.0 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 Rajgarha
Nearest railway station	Dhanwar	3.0 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	30 km
District headquarters	Giridih	47 km

Villages closest to Rajgarha

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 Rajgarha

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajgarha village had a population of 511. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Rajgarha village has 271 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajgarha has about 886 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 Rajgarha is 825412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajgarha covers 20 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rajgarha falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rajgarha is Dhanwar, about 3.0 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 Rajgarha.

Rajgarha is about 47 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajgarha is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 3.0 km away. Barki Saria is about 30 km away. Giridih is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.