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About Purnadih Village

Purnadih is a mid sized village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 564, made up of 288 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purnadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purnadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dumri
Pincode 825320
Area (hectares) 100.29 hectares
Population 564
Male Population 288
Female Population 276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purnadih compares

By the 2011 count Purnadih is the 100th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents. Its 100.29 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Purnadih

Purnadih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Purnadih as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Purnadih from other places

Purnadih lies about 34 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chaudhribandh, about 1.8 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 Purnadih
Nearest railway station Chaudhribandh 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Dumri 7.8 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 17 km
District headquarters Giridih 34 km

Villages closest to Purnadih

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.

Common questions about Purnadih

As per the Census of India 2011, Purnadih village had a population of 564. That makes it the 100th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents.

Purnadih village has 288 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purnadih has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

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

Purnadih covers 100.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purnadih falls under Dumri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Purnadih is Chaudhribandh, about 1.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Purnadih.

Purnadih is about 34 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purnadih is in Dumri tehsil of Giridih district. Chaudhribandh is about 1.8 km away. Dumri is about 7.8 km away. Barki Saria is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manglu Ahar (2.3 km), Koriadih (2.3 km) and Bolidih (2.6 km).

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

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