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About Saunt Raidih Village

Saunt Raidih is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 803, made up of 420 males and 383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saunt Raidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saunt Raidih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dhanwar
Pincode 825412
Area (hectares) 24.24 hectares
Population 803
Male Population 420
Female Population 383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saunt Raidih compares

By the 2011 count Saunt Raidih is the 106th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 24.24 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Saunt Raidih

Saunt Raidih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saunt Raidih as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Saunt Raidih from other places

Saunt Raidih lies about 23 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Jamua, about 14 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 Saunt Raidih
Nearest railway station Jamua 14 km
District headquarters Giridih 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanwar 31 km

Villages closest to Saunt Raidih

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 Saunt Raidih

As per the Census of India 2011, Saunt Raidih village had a population of 803. That makes it the 106th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Saunt Raidih village has 420 males and 383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saunt Raidih has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

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

Saunt Raidih covers 24.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Saunt Raidih falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Saunt Raidih is Jamua, about 14 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Saunt Raidih.

Saunt Raidih is about 23 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saunt Raidih is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Jamua is about 14 km away. Giridih is about 23 km away. Dhanwar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harilai (2.3 km), Baramo (5.8 km) and Chand Raidih (13 km).

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

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