About Jaridih Village

Jaridih is a mid sized village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,959, made up of 985 males and 974 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 465 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaridih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaridih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Dumri
Pincode	825320
Area (hectares)	465 hectares
Population	1,959
Male Population	985
Female Population	974
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaridih compares

By the 2011 count Jaridih is the 34th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents. Its 465 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Jaridih

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

How far is Jaridih from other places

Jaridih lies about 26 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chegro, about 8.8 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 Jaridih
Nearest railway station	Chegro	8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dumri	12 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	22 km
District headquarters	Giridih	26 km

Villages closest to Jaridih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dumri 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 Jaridih

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaridih village had a population of 1,959. That makes it the 34th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents.

Jaridih village has 985 males and 974 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaridih has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Jaridih is 825320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaridih covers 465 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jaridih falls under Dumri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jaridih is Chegro, about 8.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jaridih.

Jaridih is about 26 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaridih is in Dumri tehsil of Giridih district. Chegro is about 8.8 km away. Dumri is about 12 km away. Barki Saria is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.